Funding Map for New Orleans’ Afterschool Programs The Afterschool Partnership August 20, 2008

Issue Statement Less than 25% of school-age children in New Orleans currently have access to afterschool programs Afterschool programming is most limited in the areas that had the most extreme flooding The areas of the city with the highest crime rates have the most limited afterschool programming

Issue Statement (cont.) The overwhelming majority of afterschool programs targets elementary and middle school students, with little for high school students State afterschool funders have made it difficult for programs to rely on stable funding

Afterschool Partnership’s Role Local afterschool intermediary Publishes local funding guide for programs based on funding research Sponsors sustainability workshops Regularly surveys programs to understand access funding issues

Purpose of Report Research federal discretionary programs Research federal block grants Research state own-source funds Research city own-source funds Research largest local private funders

Framing the Analysis Definition of Afterschool funding sources: Sources that can be used to provide educational, enrichment, recreational or supportive services to children ages 5-18 during non- school hours.

Post- Katrina Limitations State plans are very general, and only include broad target areas for federal block grant allocations versus specific awardees and amounts. Local funders do not all keep track of awards by specific subject areas/target population. One funder included early childhood grants in total, while another had everything generally categorized as “education.”

Federal Budget Trends Federal spending on children has declined in recent decades, from 20% of the federal domestic spending in 1960 to 15% of the federal domestic spending Almost all children’s programs are discretionary, and will continue to lose out to entitlement programs like Medicare and Social Security. Children’s programs primarily target low-income families, so benefits disappear when income increases.

Overview of Largest Federal Programs Funding Afterschool PROGRAMAGENCYAMOUNT FOR OST Child Care Block Grant U.S. Department of Health & Human Services $1,200,000, st CCLCU.S. Department of Education$ 991,000,000 TANF U.S. Department of Health & Human Services $ 856,000,000 Food and NutritionU.S. Department of Agriculture$ 342,000,000 Title I Grants to SchoolsU.S. Department of Education$ 119,600,000 Title I SESU.S. Department of Education$ 63,700,000 Social Services Block Grant U.S. Department of Health & Human Services $ 28,000,000 TOTAL Estimated Federal Investment in OST $3,600,300,000 [1] [1] Id.

21 st Century Community Learning Centers Louisiana Allocations FY2004 $21,573, FY2005$20,995, FY2006$20,853, FY2007$20,942, FY2008$20,190, * Estimates show as much as $20,000,000 was not drawn down in 2005 and smaller amounts in subsequent years by Louisiana.

No Child Left Behind NCLBOrleans Parish Allocation Title I School Improvement$0 Title I SES$0 Title I, Part A$40.5 million Title I, Comprehensive School Reform$0 Title IV, Safe & Drug Free Schools$355,000 Title V, Innovative Programs$66,000

Child Care Development Fund

Monthly School-Age Rate Provider Compensation Comparison StateStandardized Monthly School-Age Rate Louisiana$165 Arizona$300 Florida$360 Georgia$320 Indiana$616 Mississippi$180 North Carolina$446 Tennessee$240

State Investments in Afterschool TANF - $9.5 million a year/renewed each year so no consistent guarantee of funding Community Based Tutorial Program - $1.3 million/no new applicants unless current contractor withdraws and only $15,500 a year Section 8(g) - $5.1 million/year/none for afterschool

LA-DOE Administration of Afterschool Funds

Local Investment in Afterschool City of New Orleans

Breakout of City Funding for Youth

City Recreation Department Budget History

Afterschool Programs Receiving Portion of CDBG ($15.1 million)

Comparison of City Investments in Afterschool

Investment in School-Age Programs By Funding Source

Orleans Afterschool Federal Investment by Area

Trends in Afterschool National – NCLB reauthorization and federal domestic funding trends State – State financial investments and supportive legislative examples Local – Youth Opportunities Task Force

Recommendations - Federal Build capacity with providers to make sure grants that are submitted are more competitive, which means working with them on program design Pursue more discretionary grants

Recommendations - State Effectively lobby for the state to allocate more TANF funding for Afterschool for All, and to make specific allocations of Section 8(g) funding to afterschool and summer camps Work with DSS on reasonable school-age licensing regulations and Quality Rating System requirements so that school age providers are more likely to go through licensing Consider pursuing a dedicated revenue stream like unclaimed lottery money or duplicate birth certificates (like Children’s Trust), etc. Consider legislative action to establish a statewide afterschool network Develop and re-apply for a Mott Foundation statewide afterschool network grant, to build statewide advocacy and support within the field

Recommendations - Local Establish the Youth Opportunities Task Force to develop a plan for afterschool and youth development activities and funding in New Orleans Work with the City toward obtaining a local dedicated revenue stream Support NORD’s efforts to seek more city funding for the recreation budget Work with local private foundations and corporations to nurture a stronger investment in afterschool and summer