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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