Albany, NY -- School districts around Central New York will receive more than $8 million in state Race-to-the-Top grants. The grants, announced last week in Albany, come from $700 million the state received in August, part of a federal $3.4 billion round of grants. New York City will receive more than $256 million of the grants, the state Department of...
Albany, NY -- School districts around Central New York will receive more than $8 million in state Race-to-the-Top grants.
The grants, announced last week in Albany, come from $700 million the state received in August, part of a federal $3.4 billion round of grants.
New York City will receive more than $256 million of the grants, the state Department of Education said.
In Central New York, the Syracuse City School District leads the list with a grant of $3.9 million.
Here’s how much area school districts will receive, according to the state department of education:
Altmar-Parish-Williamstown: $83,697
Auburn: $362,353
Baldwinsville: $139,085
Brookfield: $26,598
Canastota: $72,226
Cato-Meridian: $66,953
Cazenovia: $31,219
Central Square: $175,751
Chittenango: $69,166
DeRuyter: $29,436
East Syracuse-Minoa: $124,978
Fabius-Pompey: $24,463
Fayetteville-Manlius: $29,676
Fulton: $244,532
Georgetown-South Otselic: $26,562
Hamilton: $44,794
Hannibal: $127,463
Jamesville-DeWitt: $62,955
Jordan-Elbridge: $58,138
LaFayette: $25,235
Liverpool: $270,634
Lyncourt: $28,205
Madison: $26,666
Marcellus: $37,417
Mexico: $125,695
Moravia: $50,353
Morrisville-Eaton: $57,030
North Syracuse: $323,406
Oneida: $137,529
Onondaga: $34,453
Oswego: $317,580
Phoenix $109,720
Port Byron: $59,788
Pulaski: $68,229
Red Creek: $72,634
Sandy Creek: $69,236
Sherburne-Earlville: $82,444
Skaneateles: $35,113
Solvay: $93,986
Southern Cayuga: $30,101
Stockbridge Valley: $25,521
Syracuse$3,913,301
Tully: $36,937
Union Springs: $37,763
Vernon-Verona-Sherrill: $80,023
Weedsport: $33,267
West Genesee:$110,315
Westhill: $35,064
The Race to the Top initiative is part of the $787 billion stimulus package passed by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama early last year.
New York is one of nine states that qualified for the round of grants. The others include Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Rhode Island. The District of Columbia was also chosen.
Contact Charles McChesney at cmcchesney@syracuse.com.