FY 2015 Awards
The U.S. Department of Education awarded more than $24.8 million to 67 schools districts in 26 states across the country to establish or expand counseling programs. Grantees will use funds to support counseling programs in elementary and secondary schools. Specifically, the new Elementary and Secondary School Counseling grant awards will aid schools in hiring qualified mental-health professionals with the goal of expanding the range, availability, quantity and quality of counseling services. Parents of participating students will have input in the design and implementation of counseling services supported by these grants.
“School counselors are a vital resource for students and educators, and play a key role in creating safe and productive learning environments,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. “These grants will enhance school-based counseling programs, which have proven to be a great source of help for students and families with mental health and emotional issues.”
Grantees will use funds to help increase the number of available and qualified counselors based on a school’s student population. Research shows that having adequate counseling services can help reduce the number of disciplinary referrals in schools, improve student attendance and academic performance, and enhance development of social skills. Funds also may be used to support parental involvement, counselor and teacher professional development, and collaboration with community-based organizations that provide mental health and other services to students.
Below is a list of the 70 new grant awards. For more information on the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling grants program, including project abstracts, visit: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/elseccounseling/index.html.
FY 2015 Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Grant Awards
State / City / School District / Grant Awards /Alabama / Gadsden / Gadsden City Board of Education / $399,675
Alabama / Auburn / Auburn City Schools / $355,818
Alaska / Wrangell / Wrangell Public School District / $196,681
Alaska / King Salmon / Lake and Peninsula School District / $248,148
Arizona / Nogales / Santa Cruz County School / $397,469
Arizona / Phoenix / Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. / $216,950
California / Concord / Mount Diablo Unified School District / $373,960
California / Madera / Madera Unified School District / $389,734
California / Napa / Napa Valley Unified School District / $400,000
California / Norco / Corona Norco Unified School / $380,417
California / Lindsay / Lindsay Unified School District / $399,712
California / Oxnard / Oxnard School District / $365,549
California / Monrovia / Monrovia Unified School District / $398,289
California / Santa Ana / Santa Ana Unified School District / $386,169
California / El Centro / Imperial County Office of Education / $395,127
California / Norwalk / Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District / $389,815
California / Castro Valley / Castro Valley Unified School District / $399,256
California / Lancaster / Lancaster Unified School District / $399,811
California / City of Industry / Hacienda La Puente Unified School District / $388,879
California / Pico Rivera / El Rancho Unified School District / $395,887
California / Norco / Corona Norco Unified School District / $380,417
California / Lower Lake / Konocti Unified School District / $393,438
California / Lindsay / Lindsay Unified School District / $400,000
Florida / Lake City / Columbia County School District / $385,000
Florida / Miami / The School Board of Miami-Dade County / $309,804
Florida / West Palm Beach / The School District of Palm Beach County / $398,966
Georgia / Monticello / Jasper County Board of Education / $383,227
Illinois / Chicago Heights / Bloom Township High School District 206 / $360,588
Kentucky / Corbin / Corbin Board of Education / $285,000
Kentucky / Paris / Bourbon County Board of Education / $366,490
Kentucky / Lexington / Fayette County Public Schools / $398,556
Louisiana / Minden / Webster Parish School District / $395,588
Maine / Danforth / RSU 84 Maine School District / $347,730
Massachusetts / Lowell / Lowell Public Schools / $384,743
Massachusetts / Adams / Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School / $211,922
Michigan / Grand Rapids / Kelloggsville Public Schools / $270,953
Michigan / Portland / Board of Education Ionia County / $390,224
Michigan / Detroit / School District of the City of Detroit / $231,333
Minnesota / Minneapolis / Special School District 1 / $363,703
Mississippi / Corinth / Corinth School District / $339,898
Missouri / Kansas City / School District of Kansas City / $372,311
Missouri / Farmington / Farmington R-7 School District / $207,783
North Carolina / Statesville / Iredell-Statesville Schools / $397,104
New Jersey / West Caldwell / Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools / $253,572
New York / Rocky Point / Rocky Point Union Free School District 9 / $370,033
New York / North Tonawanda / North Tonawanda City School District / $390,550
New York / Brentwood / Brentwood Union Free School District / $394,147
New York / West Nyack / Rockland Board of Cooperative Educational Services / $395,552
New York / Hornell / Hornell City School District / $334,025
New York / Canandaigua / Canandaigua City School District / $396,312
New York / Peekskill City / Peekskill City School District / $275,978
New York / Union Springs / Union Springs Central School District / $386,875
New York / Brooklyn / Hyde Leadership Charter School / $317,707
New York / Buffalo / Charter School for Applied Technologies / $202,224
Ohio / Mantua / Crestwood Local Schools / $314,941
Ohio / Danville / Danville Local Schools / $358,497
Ohio / Steubenville / Steubenville City Schools / $313,785
Ohio / Cardington / Cardington Local Schools / $326,757
Oregon / Portland / Jefferson County School District 509-J / $396,944
Pennsylvania / Lancaster / School District of Lancaster / $397,697
Texas / Elgin / Elgin Independent School District / $400,000
Texas / Mission / Sharyland Independent School District / $397,480
Texas / Austin / East Austin College Prep Academy / $310,193
Texas / Elgin / Elgin Independent School District / $397,140
Utah / Ogden / Ogden City School District / $363,035
Washington / Spokane / NorthEast Washington Educational Service District 101 / $373,065
Washington / Puyallup / Chief Lesch Schools of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians / $397,489
Washington / Green Bay / Green Bay Area Public Schools / $375,140
Washington / Friendship / Adams-Friendship Area School District / $365,667
Wyoming / Rock Springs / Sweetwater County Board of Education / $386,136