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News Regional & State News Midstate schools to receive state grants
Thursday, 19 January 2012 15:22

Midstate schools to receive state grants

Written by  Tim Lambert, witf Multimedia News Director

(Harrisburg) -- Eleven schools and organizations in the midstate will receive more than $12 million in state grants. The state Department of Education says the funding will come from the 21st Century Community Learning Challenge Grant. The money will help establish and sustain community learning centers. Among those receiving money in nine central Pennsylvania counties will be the Harrisburg School District, School District of Lancaster and the YWCA of York. Overall, the program will dole out more than $64 million to 57 school districts and other organizations across the state.

Here's the entire list of midstate grant recipients:

Adams County

Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12 - $612,000

Berks County

Reading School District - $1,434,155

Dauphin County

Harrisburg City School District - $1,500,000

The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of the Capital Region - $360,000

Franklin County

Kids Learning AfterSchool - $407,156

Lancaster County

Lancaster School District - $1,500,000

Lebanon County

Lebanon School District - $1,475,999

Northumberland County

Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit 16 - $1,267,200

Schuylkill County

Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29 - $1,247,645

York County

YWCA of Hanover - $1,241,999

YWCA York - $1,079,998

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Tim Lambert, witf Multimedia News Director

Tim Lambert, witf Multimedia News Director

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