We know resources are tight and HOPSports is dedicated to making sure you are aware of funding opportunities that will allow you to sustain and expand your programs. We recently received information regarding the South Dakota 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program. This grant is not only perfect to help you obtain the HOPSports Training System (HTS) but to also garner critical staffing, technology, programs and other resources. For more information, please visit our website at www.hopsports.com or contact Michael Connors Long or Colleen Connors at (866) 762-4677.
 

Amount Available Per Grant: $50,000 - $150,000 per year for 5 years
 

Number of Awards: 6
 

General Eligibility: Eligible applicants (such as schools, school districts, public and nonprofit agencies and community-based organizations) are those who primarily serve students (and the families of those students) that attend: Schools operating Title I school-wide programs; or schools with 40% or more of their students eligible to participate in the free and reduced price lunch program. Please note the feeder pattern concept described below for middle and high schools. (The South Dakota Department of Education has determined that a program is "primarily" serving eligible students when over fifty percent of the students served by the grant are enrolled in these schools.)
 

Any Evaluation Limitations?: No.
 

Is there an Eligibility List?: No.
 

Cost Share: None cited, however 21st CCLC's typically require 25% in year 4, and 50% in year 5.
 

How Funding Can Be Used: Academic enrichment is the main priority of this grant with reading, literacy and mathematics intervention being the main component. However, to receive a grant under this program, applicants are expected to provide academic and/or enrichment programs beyond the required math and reading. Some suggested activities beyond math and reading include; STEM; Art, music and cultural education activities; Entrepreneurial education programs; Tutoring services; Limited English Proficient (LEP) programs that emphasize language skills and academic achievement; Recreational activities; Telecommunication education programs; Expanded library service hours; Health and nutrition programs; Programs that assist students who have been truant, suspended or expelled improve their academic achievement; Drug and violence prevention programs, counseling programs and character education programs; and Parent and family engagement activities.
 

Link: SD 21st CCLC

Application Deadline: February 19, 2010

About HOPSports:
HOPSports is the industry leader in teaching movement through technology. HOPSports is a multi-media instructional tool for physical education teachers and fitness instructors, delivered through DVR technology. The multi-screen format provides fitness lesson plans that meet state and national standards while integrating nutrition, fun facts, anatomy instruction and educational messaging in a fun and exciting environment. HOPSports' delivery mechanism is simple to use and is a great tool for K-12 physical educators and before and after school fitness instructors to teach along with HOPSports' host of exciting trainers. HOPSports is currently installed in schools and youth community sites in 39 U.S. states.