BOOST Funding
Advocacy
With $11.5 million available in state Violence Intervention and Prevention funding, BOOST grants will support programs that provide structured OST activities for at-risk school-age youth with up to $250,000 per project for local and statewide initiatives.
The FY 2024-2025 BOOST Funding Application is now closed. Please refer to this page for 2024-2025 application information only.
Deadline to Apply for BOOST Funding is Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024 at 8 PM (ET)
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The application is OPEN for Building Opportunities through Out-of-School Time (BOOST) funding for eligible OST programs.
APOST encourages all eligible organizations to apply for BOOST funding. Because this is the first implementation, we’re all learning as we go and APOST wants to provide space for everyone to share our learnings about the application process.
Unsure if you’re eligible for BOOST funds?: Check out, and work through, the PCCD Grant Applicant Readiness Checklist
Questions regarding BOOST funding and applications can be sent to
ra-cd-vipgrants@pa.gov with “BOOST FA” in the subject line.
Responses to all questions will be posted on PCCD’s Funding Announcement webpage.
BOOST Funding Survey
APOST invites OST partners to complete this survey to help us understand utilization of BOOST funding. Whether you are applying, unsure if you’re applying, or decide not to apply we want to know why!