COLUMBUS, Ohio — School districts across four southern Ohio counties will receive more than $260,000 in state funding to improve school bus safety, according to awards issued through the Ohio School Bus Safety Grant Program.
The funding is part of $10 million approved by state lawmakers in the most recent operating budget to help districts offset the cost of adding or upgrading safety equipment on school buses. Districts may use the money for safety enhancements on new buses or to retrofit buses currently in service.
According to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, every district that applied for eligible equipment under the program received an award.
The following school districts in Fayette, Highland, Pike, and Ross counties were awarded funding:
Fayette County
- Miami Trace Local School District — $20,629
Highland County
- Bright Local School District — $5,000
- Fairfield Local School District — $7,062
- Greenfield Exempted Village School District — $17,862
- Hillsboro City School District — $26,386
- Lynchburg-Clay Local School District — $14,488
Pike County
- Eastern Local School District — $26,198
- Waverly City School District — $53,823
Ross County
- Adena Local School District — $65,105
- Southeastern Local School District — $23,614
State officials said the grants are intended to help districts improve student safety during daily transportation, including the use of advanced safety technology on school buse