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Search verified grants from Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes (OST Office), Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME), DC.gov →STEM Mentorship Year-Round OST Grant (FY24) is sponsored by Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes (OST Office), Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME), DC.gov. This grant, part of the FY24 Out of School Time grant competitions, is awarded to an organization that provides afterschool and summer mentoring services with a focus on STEM to approximately 100 youth in the District of Columbia.
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The Government of the District of Columbia (the District) is committed to supporting students in preparing for a bright future. In service of that commitment, the District seeks to award and support the equitable distribution of grants to diverse organizations that provide children and youth with high-quality out-of-school time (OST) programming.
To make that possible, the Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes (OST Office), located in the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME), works with an external grantmaking partner that will award and administer funds on behalf of the OST Office.
The OST Office, with guidance from the Commission on Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes (OST Commission), is responsible for deciding the purpose and priorities of each grant competition.
FY24 Summer Strong DC Grant Competition Open from January 10 to February 28, 2024, the 2024 Summer Strong DC RFA invited high-performing, fiscally responsible, nonprofit organizations that focus on youth development and have a history of success with increasing participants academic knowledge, skills, and behaviors and serve school age children and youth with summer programs to apply.
Organizations that applied must serve youth through a positive youth development approach. Organizations may serve children and youth who reside outside the District of the Columbia; however, Summer Strong grant funds may only be applied to children and youth who reside within the District.
For the purposes of the RFA, summer programming was defined as a structured, supervised learning, and youth development opportunity offered to a distinct group of District youth during the summer months for a minimum of 5 hours per day, 5 days a week, for 5 consecutive weeks. The full 2024 Summer Strong RFA can be viewed here . The Summer Strong Scoring Rubric is included here .
FY24 Summer Strong DC Grantees This year’s Summer Strong DC Grant Competition attracted a diverse pool of applicants from organizations across the District.
After a rigorous review process, the following organizations were selected to receive grant funding: PLOE Placing Love Over Everything Collaborative Solutions for Communities Rocketship Public Schools DC Special Olympics District of Columbia Inc. Friendship Public Charter School Angels of Hope Ministries, Inc. George Washington University YMCA of Metropolitan Washington Washington Global Public Charter School Fiscal Year 2024 Grant Competitions Summary The Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes (OST Office) located in the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME) thanks all organizations that applied for the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Out of School Time grant competitions, inclusive of School Year 2023-2024 (SY23-24).
Altogether, there were 129 submitted applications. The quality of the applications made for a highly competitive process. The number of excellent programs and organizations that applied was impressive and we appreciate and recognize the contributions of every organization for their continued work with children and youth across the District of Columbia.
FY24 grant competitions are funded with a combination of local funds and funds transferred from OSSE through Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds (ESSER III) and local subsidy dollars. In total, up to $22. 1 million will be awarded to 121 organizations that propose to provide services to over 15,000 District of Columbia children and youth during the upcoming grant period.
$1,912,476 may be awarded to up to 20 organizations receiving SY23-24 OST grants. These organizations propose to serve approximately 1,725 youth. $100,324 may be awarded to up to 3 organizations receiving SY23-24 Small Nonprofit OST grants.
These organizations propose to serve approximately 55 youth. $16,966,058 may be awarded to up to 81 organizations receiving FY24 Year-Round OST grants. These organizations will provide afterschool programs and summer 2024 camps, and they propose to serve approximately 11,064 youth.
$800,860 may be awarded to up to 14 organizations receiving FY24 Small Nonprofit Year-Round OST grants. These organizations will provide afterschool programs and summer 2024 camps, and they propose to serve approximately 634 youth. $661,500 may be awarded to up to 4 organizations receiving FY24 Coordinating Entity Year-Round OST grants.
These organizations will provide afterschool programs and summer 2024 camps, and they propose to serve approximately 655 youth. $500,000 may be awarded to up to 1 organization receiving the FY24 STEM Mentorship Year-Round OST grant. The organization will provide afterschool and summer mentoring services, and they propose to serve approximately 100 youth.
$400,000 may be awarded to up to 1 organization receiving the FY24 Students in the Care of DC Year-Round OST Coordinating Entity grant. The organization will provide out-of-school time and summer programming, and they propose to serve approximately 260 youth. $750,000 may be awarded to up to 1 organization receiving the FY24 Scholarships for OST Programs Year-Round grant.
The organization will provide scholarships for afterschool programs and summer 2024 camps, and they propose to award scholarships to approximately 200 youth. Eleven (11) organizations are new grantees that were not funded in FY23 by the OST Office.
The OST Office announced the FY24 Out of School Time grant competitions on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, and the FY24 Out of School Time Special Competition grant competitions on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Important Considerations: Awardees will have 48 hours after school year award notices are made, to communicate their acceptance of the award to the OST Office.
Once all applicants respond confirming their acceptance or rejection of the grant award, the total number of grantees, total dollar amount of funding awarded, and the number of youth served for each competition will be adjusted as necessary. View the complete Grant Competition Summary here . 2024 Summer Strong DC Summary 2024 Summer Strong DC RFA.
pdf 2024 Summer Strong Scoring Rubric. pdf 2024 Summer Strong RFA Overview.
pdf FY24 Request for Applications - College Career Mentorship OST Program FY24 RFA - Students in the Care of DC OST Program FY24 RFA - Out of School Time RFA Scoring Rubric - FY24 Coordinating Entity FY24 RFA - OST Youth Scholarship FY21 OST Grant Competition Summary 2023 Summer Strong DC RFA 2023 Summer Strong SNP RFA 2023 Summer Strong Coordinating Entity RFA FY22 OST Grant Competition Summary FY23 OST Grant Competition Summary Fiscal Year 23 Annual Report Fiscal Year 22 Annual Report Fiscal Year 21 OST Annual Report Fiscal Year 20 Annual Report Learn24 Program Budget Template Learn24 Program Budget Template SNP FY 24 OST Bridge RFA Overview MADC Statement of Commitment Form MADC Priority School List FY24 OST MADC RFA_updated FY24 OST MADC Scoring Rubric_Updated FY24 MADC RFA Presentation Slides FY24 OST MADC School List FY24 OST MADC RFA_updated
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofit organizations providing afterschool and summer mentoring services, proposing to serve approximately 100 youth in the District of Columbia, with a focus on STEM. Confirm the full requirements on the funder's own website before applying.
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STEM Mentorship Year-Round OST Grant (FY24) is funded by Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes (OST Office), Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME), DC.gov. Verify program details on the funder's own website before applying.
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The Department of War (DoW) seeks innovative applications to cooperatively partner with eligible entities in the implementation and execution of the SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program. The Department intends to award ONE (1) CA award, with a maximum award of up to $1,300M over a ten-year period of performance. The National Defense Education Program (NDEP) supports the Department's priorities to improve lethality, warfighting, and readiness by developing America’s future technical workforce poised to create advanced technologies, tools, and capabilities necessary to ensure the United States (U.S.) military remains the most powerful and advanced, capable of deterring adversaries and protecting American interests at home and abroad. NDEP is executed by OUSW(R&E) and ensures the Department’s ability to develop and access high-quality science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) talent vital to addressing key areas of national defense and supporting the warfighter. NDEP activities provide authentic DoW-relevant learning experiences through a variety of DoW STEM initiatives in the form of scholarships, internships, enrichment activities, project/research-based competitions, and mentorships. One of the main NDEP efforts in addressing talent development and recruitment is through the SMART Program, pursuant to Section 4093 of Title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.). The SMART Program enables the Department to transform its STEM workforce while addressing near-term workforce demands. Per 10 U.S.C. 4093, the SMART program awards highly competitive scholarships for undergraduate and graduate degrees in any of the 22 STEM academic disciplines critical to national security. Upon graduation, and subject to DoW component requirements, scholars may be considered for a one-for-one employment service commitment within the DoW Civilian workforce. SMART scholars perform many aspects of the national security mission including science and technology, research and development, manufacturing, test and evaluation, maintenance and in-service support, medical research, warfighter support, infrastructure and construction, material decommission and disposal, and intelligence gathering and analysis activities. The SMART program ensures the Department has a steady infusion of high-quality technical talent, prepared in areas of critical importance, and ready to apply their technical knowledge, skills, and abilities to fulfill the DoW mission. Since its inception in Fiscal Year (FY) 2005, SMART has awarded over 8,000 scholarships to students pursuing undergraduate and graduate STEM degrees. To date, over 4,900 scholars have completed their academic pursuit and transitioned into DoW Workforce. Opportunity Day will be held virtually on 29 October 2026 from 1300 to 1600 EST. To register, email osw.smart@mail.mil with subject heading W911NF-27-R-A001 Opportunity Day. More details will be provided prior to the event. Funding Opportunity Number: W911NF-27-R-A001. Assistance Listing: 12.631. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ST. Award Amount: Up to $1300M per award.
CREST Center awards provide support to enhance the research capabilities of Minority-serving institutions (MSIs) through the establishment of centers that effectively integrate education and research. CREST Center awards promote the development of new knowledge, enhancements of the research productivity of individual faculty, and an expanded presence of students historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Successful CREST Center proposals will demonstrate a clear vision and integration of STEM research and education and will align with the mission of the Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM (EES) with respect to the development of a diverse STEM workforce. CREST Centers are also expected to provide leadership by meaningfully involving the efforts of those faculty, students, and postdoctoral researchers who are traditionally underrepresented in STEM at all levels. Centers are required to use evidence-based and innovative strategies to address salient broadening participation and workforce development issues, such as recruitment, retention, and mentorship of participants from underrepresented groups. Successful proposals are expected to achieve national research competitiveness, broaden participation in STEM, and generate sustained, non-CREST funding from federal, state, and/or private-sector sources. Phase I and Phase II CREST Center Awards Preliminary proposals are required for Phase I and Phase II projects. Thus, an invitation from NSF must be received before submitting a full proposal. Both Phase I and Phase II CREST Center awards provide multi-year support for institutions that demonstrate a strong research base. Phase I CREST Center awards provide funding for five years of research on a specific NSF-supported topic. If invited, institutions may submit a Phase II CREST Center proposal requesting funding to continue research in the same disciplinary area as the Phase I Center or may submit a Phase I proposal focused on a disciplinary area that is significantly different from those of the previous award(s). CREST Partnership Supplements CREST Partnership Supplemental funding requests are invited from current CREST Center awardees. Supplements support the establishment or strengthening of partnerships and collaborations with active CREST Centers and other nationally or internationally recognized research centers (including NSF-supported research centers), private sector research laboratories, K-12 schools, and/or informal science entities, including museums and science centers, as appropriate. Such partnerships and collaborations should aid CREST Centers’ quest in advancing knowledge and education on a research theme of national significance. Funding Opportunity Number: 23-595. Assistance Listing: 47.076. Funding Instrument: G. Category: ST. Award Amount: $8M total program funding.
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