Full-Service Community Schools Program (FSCS)

What’s New?

Fiscal Year 2024 Funding

Congress appropriated $150 million for the U.S. Department of Education’s Full-Service Community School (FSCS) Grant program for fiscal year (FY) 2024.  All available funds will be used to meet the continuation award obligations for the 19 grants originally funded in FY 2020, the 42 grants originally funded in FY 2022, and the 30 grants funded in FY 2023.  FSCS will not hold a new grant competition in FY 2024.

Fiscal Year 2023 FSCS New Grant Awards:

The U.S. Department of Education announced nearly $74 million in new, five-year Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) grants to support an additional 30 local educational agencies, nonprofits, and other public or private organizations and institutions of higher education working to expand community schools.  The Biden-Harris Administration has expanded Full-Service Community Schools five-fold, from $25 million in 2020 to $150 million in 2023. This year’s grantees will support 102 school districts, 292 schools, and 229,549 students by providing a range of services, including by increasing early learning opportunities and expanding cross-agency coordination for community violence interventions.

More information about the new grantees is posted on the FSCS Awards webpage.

More information about the FY 2023 FSCS grant competition can be found on our Eligibility and Archived Application webpage.

Purpose of FSCS Program

The Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) program provides support for the planning, implementation, and operation of full-service community schools that improve the coordination, integration, accessibility, and effectiveness of services for children and families, particularly for children attending high-poverty schools, including high-poverty rural schools.

Types of Projects

FSCS 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 pipeline services¹ fall under the four pillars of community schools² and include:

1. Integrated Student Supports​
   • Social, health, nutrition, and mental health services and supports
   • Juvenile crime prevention and rehabilitation programs
2. Expanded and Enriched Learning Time and Opportunities​
   • Early childhood education programs​
   • Out-of-school-time programs​
   • Support for a child’s education transitions
   • Activities that support postsecondary and workforce readiness​
3. Active Family and Community Engagement ​
   • Family and community engagement ​
   • Community-based support for students
4. Collaborative Leadership and Practices
   • Each community school tailors the chosen pipeline services to local needs. FSCS offers support for capacity building and development grants, multi-LEA grant, and State scaling grants

[1] The official definition of “pipeline services” is from Section 4622 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended.

[2] The official definition of “four pillars of community schools” was published in the fiscal year 2022 Notice Inviting Applications (87 FR 41688).