Rep. McNally Announces $386K in School Bus Safety Grants to District 58 Schools

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today shared that the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce has awarded School Bus Safety Grants to six school districts in District 58. These grants will bring $386,261 in funds to support safety upgrades, repairs and replacements to buses and the purchase of new buses with advanced safety features.

“This is an exciting opportunity for our district and our schools. I am really proud that we have a continued state interest in making sure that our kids get to school safely. This grant opportunity will make our buses better. We also have great opportunities from the Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School program to make walking and riding bikes to school safer,” said Rep. McNally.

The School Bus Safety Grant Program gave out a total of $10M in funding to 371 school districts across the state. This opportunity came out of the Ohio School Bus Safety Working Group’s recommendations to improve all aspects of student transportation in the state.

The school districts that received funding include:

• Austintown Local School District Public District - $70,419.00
• Jackson-Milton Local School District Public District - $20,030.00
• Lowellville Local School District Public District - $22,180.00
• Poland Local School District Public District - $5,000.00
• Western Reserve Local School District Public District - $24,387.00
• Youngstown City School District Public District - $244,245.00