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Eighteen states and the District of Columbia were named finalists Tuesday in the second round of the federal "Race to the Top" school reform grant competition, giving them a chance to receive a share of $3.4 billion.
The states are: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and South Carolina.
The state plans to drop another 500 Ohioans from a program that pays for their HIV medications, in order to save Ohio nearly $3 million per year.
Officials are working on a plan to help only the sickest Ohioans with HIV pay for their medicine, said Jay Carey, a management analyst for the HIV drug program.
Ohio Department of Development Director Lisa Patt-McDaniel says funding to assist eligible households with summer cooling costs through the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Summer Crisis Program is available July 1, 2010 through August 31, 2010.
Effective immediately, non-profit organizations in Marion County have potential access to more than $325,000 in grant funds. The 2010 grant cycle is in progress at Marion Community Foundation and applications are now available.
While school is out, for 140 kids entering kindergarten this fall, their school experience begins soon. Those students are part of the three week Kindergarten Readiness summer program funded by United Way of Marion County.
The Marion City Schools are once again partnering up with area groups and agencies to provide free lunch and activities to kids in the Marion area. There are no income or residency requirements to get a free lunch; you just have to be between the ages of 1 and 18.
USDA Summer Food Service Program and Elgin Local Schools are offering free summer lunches through Thursday, July 29.
The Marion City Police Department is getting a boost from two grants. One is helping with the drug task force and the other will help purchase equipment for the department.
Beginning June 1, the Marion County Council on Aging will begin accepting proposals for senior services for 2011. Complete bid packets, containing detailed service specifications and other necessary information, will be available for all agencies who are interested in applying for funding.
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