Local school districts awarded grant funding
A little over $79,000 in grants were awarded to support programs in six Fayette County school districts.
The grants, given out in the fall, came from donor-advised funds at the Community Foundation of Fayette County and the state Department of Community and Economic Development.
Laurel Highlands School District was awarded five grants for math class whiteboard tables, LEGO Spike Prime kits, display screen and printer, books for a media center and occupational therapy supplies. Uniontown Area School District was awarded a grant for a chemistry fire kit and thermal imaging camera, and two grants for different calculator models to be used at the high school. Frazier School District was awarded one grant for physics lab equipment.
Each of the county’s six school districts received a $3,000 grant through DCED’s Educational Improvement Organization to provide STEM-related programs.
Through DCED programming, CFFC provided tuition assistance for Fayette County students attending pre-K and K-12 private schooling. The foundation awarded $9,000 in pre-K tuition assistance and $26,190 in K-12 tuition assistance. Participating schools include A.G. Montessori School, Calvary Chapel Christian School, Calvary United Methodist Church Preschool, Conn Area Catholic School, Chestnut Ridge Christian Academy, Geibel Catholic Junior Senior High School, Grace Academy Christian School, Mt. Carmel Christian School, Mount Moriah Christian School, St. John the Evangelist Regional Catholic School and Verna Montessori School.