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Higgins: More than $391 million for school districts in Erie & Niagara counties

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Wed, Mar 17th 2021 02:35 pm

Says American Rescue Plan funding will help keep students learning & safe in classrooms

Congressman Brian Higgins, D-NY-26, announced school districts in Erie and Niagara counties will receive over $391 million in funding provided through the American Rescue Plan recently approved by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden.

Higgins said, “The pandemic has forced a monumental disruption of our education system, impacting students socially, emotionally and academically. School districts worked diligently to adapt with hybrid or virtual learning, but there is no substitute for the caring classroom environment that our schools and teachers provide. This federal funding comes just in time. Our children are struggling. American Rescue Plan funding is essential to help our schools bridge the gap.”

The American Rescue Plan includes $130 billion to help K-12 schools across the nation reopen safely, delivering more than $63.5 million to schools in Niagara County and over $327.4 million for Erie County. Below is a district-by-district breakdown:

School District

Federal Funding Provided through the American Rescue Plan

County

Akron Central School District

$1,635,000

ERIE

Alden Central School District

$1,662,000

ERIE

Amherst Central School District

$3,028,000

ERIE

Barker Central School District

$1,217,000

NIAGARA

Buffalo City School District

$232,562,000

ERIE

Grand Island Central School District

$2,548,000

ERIE

Cheektowaga Central School District

$5,517,000

ERIE

Clarence Central School District

$3,409,000

ERIE

Cleveland Hill Union Free School District

$2,930,000

ERIE

Depew Union Free School District

$3,654,000

ERIE

East Aurora Union Free School District

$1,588,000

ERIE

Eden Central School District

$1,115,000

ERIE

Frontier Central School District

$3,854,000

ERIE

Gowanda Central School District

$3,876,000

ERIE

Springville-Griffith Institute Central School

$2,145,000

ERIE

Hamburg Central School District

$1,904,000

ERIE

Holland Central School District

$910,000

ERIE

Iroquois Central School District

$1,375,000

ERIE

Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District

$11,412,000

ERIE

Lackawanna City School District

$14,004,000

ERIE

Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore)

$3,897,000

ERIE

Lancaster Central School District

$3,288,000

ERIE

Lewiston-Porter Central School District

$1,904,000

NIAGARA

Lockport City School District

$11,686,000

NIAGARA

Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District

$3,828,000

ERIE

Newfane Central School District

$2,029,000

NIAGARA

Niagara Falls City School District

$32,265,000

NIAGARA

Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District

$4,226,000

NIAGARA

North Collins Central School District

$945,000

ERIE

North Tonawanda City School District

$5,668,000

NIAGARA

Orchard Park Central School District

$1,313,000

ERIE

Royalton-Hartland Central School District

$1,523,000

NIAGARA

Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District

$2,620,000

ERIE

Starpoint Central School District

$1,495,000

NIAGARA

Tonawanda City School District

$3,039,000

ERIE

West Seneca Central School District

$6,176,000

ERIE

Williamsville Central School District

$3,242,000

ERIE

Wilson Central School District

$1,514,000

NIAGARA

 

 

 

TOTAL NIAGARA COUNTY SCHOOLS

$63,527,000

 

TOTAL ERIE COUNTY SCHOOLS

$327,476,000

 

TOTAL ERIE & NIAGARA K-12 DISTRICTS

$391,003,000

 

 

Higgins previously announced $172.7 million in federal funding provided through the American Rescue Plan for colleges and other higher education institutions in Western New York.

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