- Afterschool Alliance Navigate to the Start a Program page. This page provides resources to walk you through the basic steps of starting an afterschool program.
- Beyond the Bell Start-Up Guide This research-based resource guides you through the steps of starting a high-quality afterschool program and includes templates and tools to help you achieve your goal. You can find additional tools for purchase, including the recently released Fourth Edition of their guide, here.
- Expanding Minds and Opportunities This powerful collection of articles presents bold and persuasive evidence—as well as examples of effective practices, programs, and partnerships—that demonstrate how opportunities after school and during the summer are yielding positive outcomes for students, communities, and families.
- Extended Notes This resource will equip you with the latest resources and information to help you establish a program with rich, engaging activities.
- Kentucky School-Age Program Standards Serving as a baseline of quality, these standards are organized in seven components: 1) Environments; 2) Evaluation and Assessment; 3) Health, Safety, and Nutrition; 4) Professional Development; 5) Program Management; 6) Program Structure; and 7) Relationships. Each component begins with a guiding principle that defines the intent of the component followed by elements of quality. The elements are then supported by specific standards that are broad-based, allowing for encouraging and celebrating the uniqueness of each program.
- SEDL Start-up Guide This tool is full of resources for programming, planning, managing, and sustaining your afterschool program. Many of the resources will also apply to before-school and summer programs.
The activities and resources in the Summer Activity Guides are intentionally designed to support youth-serving summer programs in driving consistent engagement and providing ongoing opportunities for youth skill-building and emotional well-being. In addition to the activities for youth, supplemental materials will be available to support professional development and enhance family engagement.
The Guides include 150 original activities and challenges organized by four different age groups (5-9) (10-12) (13-15) (16-18). The activities are adaptable for in-person and virtual instruction, or a hybrid of both, as well as sent as take-home packets
Click here to download all five units!
Kentucky OST Funding Database
| wdt_ID | Deadline | Grade Level | Program Area | Grantmaker | Description | Link to Apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01/10/2022 | Any | STEM | Gray Family Foundation | In 2022 Gray Family Foundation is continuing to seek applications from organizations that promote outdoor, environmental, climate, and/or land-based education in formal and informal K-12 educational environments to increase outdoor, experiential experiences for youth – either during the school day, as part of distance or virtual learning, or as a service or opportunity offered to families and youth outside of the context of the school setting. For 2022 we are making some adjustments to our previous guidelines and scope of proposals that we are noting below: Any organization or program supporting outdoor, environmental, and/or climate education reaching and/or benefiting K-8 youth in school, out-of-school time, or other similar settings is eligible to apply. Aligned organizations and programs can apply for general operating support; if an organization has a broader mission and programming, then organizations should apply for general program funding that is aligned with the Gray FF mission (i.e. their youth education program) and can use those funds to support any aspect of that program, as well as coinciding administrative/infrastructure costs. Organizations providing programming focused on families (with youth in the K-8 range) and organizations focused on or integrating climate education opportunities for youth and educators are now eligible to apply. |
https://grayff.org/grants/environmental-education/ |
| 2 | 12/08/2022 | Any | Multiple | US Department of Education | Full-Service Community Schools provide comprehensive academic, social, and health services for students, students’ family members, and community members that will result in improved educational outcomes for children. These services may include: high-quality early learning programs and service; remedial education, aligned with academic supports and other enrichment activities, providing students with a comprehensive academic program; family engagement, including parental involvement, parent leadership, family literacy, and parent education programs; mentoring and other youth development programs; community service and service learning opportunities; programs that provide assistance to students who have been chronically absent, truant, suspended, or expelled; job training and career counseling services; nutrition services and physical activities; primary health and dental care; activities that improve access to and use of social service programs and programs that promote family financial stability; mental health services; and adult education, including instruction of adults in English as a second language. | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/07/13/2022-15091/applications-for-new-awards-full-service-community-schools-program |
| 4 | 16/09/2022 | Any | Health & Wellness | Kentucky Farm to School Network | This project will provide funding to implement taste testing activities in Kentucky schools that allow students to try Kentucky-grown produce, increase their understanding of where food comes from, and make connections between students and farmers. The grant period will be from October 2022 until the end of May 2023. |
https://mcusercontent.com/7f978758d3a1a2e556fc690f2/files/164d8784-8f7b-6932-6376-6ec37bab0308/Taste_Testing_RFA_1_.docx.pdf |
| 5 | 01/10/2022 | Multiple | Health & Wellness | Clif Family Foundation | “We have been proud to support hundreds of organizations that are working tirelessly to strengthen our food system, advance equitable community health outcomes, and protect the places we play by being stewards of our environment and natural resources. These grants support daily operating costs. Priority is given to applicants that address two or more of our funding priorities at the same time: (1) Strengthen our food system, (2) Enhance equitable community health outcomes, and (3) Safeguard our environment and natural resources. Applicants must demonstrate strong community ties and operate within viable and clearly defined plans for positive change." |
https://cliffamilyfoundation.org/grants-program |
| Deadline | Grade Level | Program Area | Grantmaker | Description | Link to Apply |