Secretary of Education Ron Tomalis recently announced the 61 awardees that will receive a total of $19.78 million as part of the 21st Century Community Learning Challenge Grant.

In response to the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s request for grant proposals, 101 applications were received. Grant awardees were determined by the Department of Education through a competitive application process.

Applications for the grants were reviewed and scored by a panel of representatives from the educational field and professional grant writers, who made recommendations to the Department of Education. As part of the requirements, awardees had to be representative of the geographical regions of Pennsylvania and were ranked within eight geographic regions.

Of the applications received by the Department of Education, 61 applicants were chosen to receive the federally funded grant, including 33 community-based organizations; 15 school districts; eight charter schools; four intermediate units; and one faith-based organization.

Below is the list of winners and the award amount for the 2012-13 fiscal year:

Allegheny County

Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania, $322,288

Carlynton School District, $108,000

Communities In Schools of Pittsburgh-Allegheny County, Inc. $499,624

Higher Achievement Pittsburgh, $63,146

Hill House Association, $400,000

McKeesport Area Technology Center, $308,120

Pittsburgh School District, $286,867

Propel Charter School-Homestead, $233,023

The Consortium for Public Education, $494,408

Wilkinsburg Borough School District, $369,589

Wireless Neighborhoods, $440,000

Youth Places/Tides Center, $197,987

Bedford County

Bedford Area School District, $388,987

Bucks County

Lower Bucks Family YMCA, $194,997

Morrisville Borough School District, $499,978

United Way of Bucks County, $364,000

Cambria County

Communities In Schools of the Laurel Highlands, Inc., $84,237

Chester County

Coatesville Area School District, $252,793

Crawford County

Titusville YMCA, $500,000

Delaware County

Chester-Upland School District, $158,309

Southeast Delco School District, $377,320

Erie County

Erie City School District, $500,000

Self Help Associates, $429,600

Fayette County

East End Community Center, $133,753

Indiana County

Armstrong/Indiana (ARIN) Intermediate Unit 28, $147,520

United School District, $500,000

Lackawanna County

Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit 19, $275,740

Lancaster County

La Academia-The Partnership Charter School, $207,778

Lancaster School District, $500,000

Lehigh County

Casa Guadalupe Center, $82,699

Communities In Schools of the Lehigh Valley, $499,926

Lycoming County

Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan and Tioga (BLaST) Intermediate Unit 17, $333,000

Williamsport Area School District, $291,249

Montgomery County

Carson Valley Children’s Aid, $120,000

Norristown Area School District, $486,606

Pottstown School District, $500,000

Northumberland County

Shikellamy School District, $399,317

Philadelphia County

Allegheny West Foundation, $180,000

City Year Inc., $292,786

Communities In Schools of Philadelphia, Inc., $500,000

Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Inc., $499,999

Education Works, $500,000

Esperanza Academy Charter High School, $278,376

Foundations Inc., $432,000

Girard College, $158,532

KIPP Philadelphia Charter School, $149,852

New Kingdom Baptist Church, $486,000

Northern Home for Children, $90,000

Olney Charter High School, $499,058

Oxford Circle Christian Community Development Association, $149,937

Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership, $451,100

Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School, $112,500

Scholarship in Progress, $383,478

Sunrise of Philadelphia, Inc., $328,429

To Our Children’s Future With Health Inc., $305,616

United Communities Southeast Philadelphia, $96,000

Widener Partnership Charter School, $114,061

Young Scholars Frederick Douglas Charter School, $480,000

Washington County

Connect Inc., $499,986

Westmoreland County

PIC of Westmoreland-Fayette, $500,000

York County

YWCA of Hanover, $346,429

Source: PDE Press Release, http://www.education.state.pa.us