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More ‘low wealth’ school districts to receive state lottery money for construction, renovations<img class=”wp-image-116243 size-full alignleft” src=”http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/School-construction.jpg” alt=”” width=”450″ height=”284″ />Nine school districts have hit the jackpot and will share $300 million in state lottery money for school construction, renovation projects and other capital improvements, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) announced Wednesday.</p> <p>Alleghany County, Cherokee, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Hyde, Pamlico, Perquimans and Tyrell county schools will receive Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund (NBPSCF) grant awards ranging from $350,000 to $50 million.</p> <p>The grants targeting districts in “economically distressed” counties are in addition to the state’s two other lottery-supported capital funds — the Public School Building Capital Fund and the Public School Building Repair and Renovation Fund – from which all 115 districts in North Carolina receive allocations each year.</p> <p>The awards announce Wednesday will pay for seven new or replacement school buildings, including three high schools, two schools that combine middle and high school grades, an intermediate school for upper elementary and middle school grades and a Career and Technical Education Center (CTE).</p> <p><img class=”wp-image-141073 size-medium” src=”http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Truitt-82421C-300×207.jpg” alt=”” width=”300″ height=”207″ /> Catherine Truitt<br /> <p style=”text-align: left”>“Many students in North Carolina attend schools built decades ago,” State Superintendent Catherine Truitt said in a statement. “These grants are paying for schools designed and built for the 21st century. Today’s students, regardless of where they live and attend school, deserve nothing less.”</p><br /> Awards are capped at $30 million for an elementary school project, $40 million for a middle school project and $50 million for a high school project.</p> <p>NCDPI received 164 grant applications from 72 districts across the state totaling more than $2.4 billion.</p> <p>Districts awarded grants for the fiscal year 2022-23 include:<br /> <ul><br /> <li>Alleghany County / Alleghany County Schools will receive $47 million to build a new high school. The school will replace the district’s only high school.</li><br /> <li>Cherokee County / Cherokee County Schools will receive $50 million to build a new high school. The school will replace three …….</p> <p><b>Source:</b> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2022/09/21/school-construction-lottery-funds-low-wealth-counties-low-wealth-school-districts-grant-awards-replacing-aging-schools/" target="_blank">https://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2022/09/21/school-construction-lottery-funds-low-wealth-counties-low-wealth-school-districts-grant-awards-replacing-aging-schools/</a></p> </div> </article> <div class="av-column-12"> <div id="comments" class="comments-area"> <div id="respond" class="comment-respond"> <h3 id="reply-title" class="comment-reply-title">Leave a Reply <small><a rel="nofollow" id="cancel-comment-reply-link" href="/more-low-wealth-school-districts-to-receive-state-lottery-money-for-construction-renovations-the-pulse-the-progressive-pulse/#respond" style="display:none;">Cancel reply</a></small></h3><form action="https://arabstockexchanges.org/wp-comments-post.php" method="post" id="commentform" class="comment-form" novalidate><p class="comment-notes"><span id="email-notes">Your email address will not be published.</span> <span class="required-field-message">Required fields are marked <span class="required">*</span></span></p><p class="comment-form-comment"><label for="comment">Comment <span class="required">*</span></label> <textarea id="comment" name="comment" cols="45" rows="8" maxlength="65525" required>

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