ClosedAtlas Opportunity Score 89/100
Virginia 2026-2027 Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC)
Virginia school divisions and eligible partner organizations may apply for 2026-2027 Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers funding to provide high-quality academic enrichment, youth-development, and family-learning opportunities outside the regular school day. Applications are due September 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET. Atlas Opportunity Score: 89/100.
FundingThe current indexed VDOE program page does not state the 2026-2027 competitive subgrant pool or applicant-specific award cap. U.S. Department of Education reports a $24,708,436 FY2026 21st CCLC state allocation for Virginia, but Atlas does not treat that statewide federal allocation as the amount available in this specific VDOE competition.
DeadlineSeptember 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
Last verifiedSeptember 1, 2026
Required next actionComplete the current VDOE 2026-2027 21st CCLC application, Guidelines, Instructions and Assurances immediately. Confirm school-division co-applicant requirements, target-school priority factors, budget allowability, and all attachments, then email the complete submission to 21stCCLC@doe.virginia.gov by September 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET. Late or incomplete submissions cannot be considered.
Broad Eligibility
VDOE invites Virginia school divisions, nonprofit/community organizations, local government agencies, faith-based organizations, colleges and universities, and for-profit corporations. Non-school-division applicants must partner with a school division and include the division as a co-applicant. The program prioritizes strong school-community partnerships and students with significant academic and enrichment needs.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 89/100. This is a significant statewide after-school and expanded-learning opportunity with broad eligibility and explicit support for academic enrichment, youth development, social-emotional growth, and school-community partnerships. N9+ Direct Vendor Fit: 38/100. Federal 21st CCLC authority can support health/nutrition education, counseling, physical fitness/wellness and technology education, but the current Virginia solicitation is not a healthcare procurement and does not establish clinical telehealth equipment as a core use. No direct-vendor capture should be forced absent a grant-specific allowable health-access design. Deadline verified as September 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET.
Opportunity Overview
Virginia’s 2026–2027 Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) competition supports academic enrichment and expanded-learning opportunities outside the regular school day, especially for students in high-poverty and low-performing schools. Applications are due September 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET.
Who Can Apply
VDOE invites school divisions, nonprofit organizations, local government agencies, faith-based organizations, colleges and universities, and for-profit corporations. Non-school-division applicants must partner with a school division and include the division as a co-applicant.
Program Priorities
VDOE gives priority to joint school-division/community applications, proposals serving certain priority or low-performing schools, proposals serving elementary students, and projects serving schools with free and reduced-price lunch eligibility of 75 percent or greater. Strong proposals should address documented student needs, provide meaningful academic enrichment, build durable school-community partnerships, and support academic and social-emotional growth.
Funding Context
The current VDOE program page does not state an applicant-specific award ceiling or the exact competitive subgrant pool for this cycle. Atlas therefore does not use Virginia’s overall federal 21st CCLC allocation as if it were the amount available to a single applicant. Applicants should use the current VDOE RFP, Guidelines, Instructions and Assurances as the controlling source for budget limits and allowable costs.
Atlas Strategic Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 89/100. This is a substantial statewide school-community partnership opportunity with broad eligibility and clear emphasis on expanded learning for high-need students.
N9+ Direct Vendor Fit: low and conditional. 21st CCLC can support health, nutrition, wellness, counseling, and technology-related enrichment, but this Virginia competition is not a clinical telehealth procurement. Do not force a medical-device request into a general after-school proposal. A remote-care or health-access component should be considered only if the applicant’s program design, VDOE allowability rules, and documented student needs make it integral to an approved activity.
Recommended Next Action
Because the deadline is imminent, complete the VDOE application and all attachments now, verify school-division partnership requirements, confirm the eligible target schools and priority factors, and email the complete submission to VDOE by 4:00 PM ET on September 3, 2026. Late or incomplete submissions cannot be considered.
Verified sources: Virginia Department of Education — 21st CCLC and VDOE’s May 28, 2026 Virginia Education Update.
Source verificationOfficial government source · www.doe.virginia.govAtlas last verified this record September 1, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
