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Data U.S. Department of Education Awards More Than $116 Million in Grants for Programs Focused on Equity and Accessibility for Students
                                                          Archived InformationU.S. Department of Education Awards More Than $116 Million in Grants for Programs Focused on Equity and Accessibility for Students
October 5, 2022
**Contact:** Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov
Today,  the U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced 19 Magnet Schools  Assistance Program (MSAP) awards totaling $110 million and four new grant  awards for the 2022 Equity Assistance Center (EAC) program totaling more than  $6.5 million.
	
The EAC  awards fund four new regional EACs that each provide technical assistance to  public schools and other agencies focused on addressing equity in their  community for students and the educators who support them related to race, sex,  national origin, gender identity, disability, and religion. This funding also  supports regional EACs that provide technical assistance and training at the  request of school boards and other governmental agencies in the preparation,  adoption, and implementation of plans for the desegregation of public schools.  Each center provides training and technical assistance, upon request, in the  areas of civil rights, equity, and school reform to school systems within a  region comprised of 12-15 states. This assistance helps schools and communities  ensure that equitable education opportunities are available and accessible for  all children.
	
The MSAP  awards support efforts to develop and revitalize magnet schools with  academically challenging and innovative instructional approaches designed to  bring together students from different social, economic, ethnic, and racial  backgrounds. These 19 grantees will implement a variety of curricular  focus areas in 62 schools offering programming in all five areas of STEAM  learning, career development, leadership skills, and language  immersion.
	
“Today,  we’re investing in schools and communities that have shown a commitment to  intentionally serving students and closing opportunity gaps based on race,  place, and circumstance in America,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel  Cardona. “Every child has something to offer this country, and they deserve  access to effective educators, inclusive and supportive learning environments,  and innovative, engaging programs that unlock their potential and lead to  success. These grant awards will help communities reimagine our schools through  a more equitable lens and raise the bar for how we serve students who too often  get left behind.”
	
Last  January, Secretary Cardona laid out his vision for education in America by  boldly addressing opportunity and achievement gaps in education. That vision includes  challenging states and districts to fix broken systems that may perpetuate  inequities in our schools. When deciding on grantmaking, the Department  centralizes it efforts around educational equity, including high-quality  educational experiences for all students. This principle continues to guide  discretionary grantmaking, especially for programs that support historically  underserved communities and students such as reflected in the awards given to  EACs and MSAPs.
Additional  information about the EAC and MSAP programs and grantees are available here.
	
A full  list of awards can be found below:
	
**Magnet  Schools Assistance Program Grants**
	
**Hope    School District**
    **AR**
    $6,535,982**Livermore    Valley Joint Unified School District**
    **CA**
    $6,638,932**Pasadena    Unified School District**
    **CA**
    $6,660,864**Area    Cooperative Educational Services (ACES)**
    **CT**
    $1,893,989**LEARN**
    **CT**
    $2,925,471**The    School Board of Broward County, Florida**
    **FL**
    $6,315,229**The    School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida**
    **FL**
    $6,361,816**The    School Board of Polk County, Florida**
    **FL**
    $6,176,171**Clayton    County Public Schools**
    **GA**
    $6,464,420**Cedar    Rapids Community School District**
    **IA**
    $6,489,965**Board    of Education of the City of Chicago**
    **IL**
    $5,893,904**Lansing    School District**
    **MI**
    $6,103,227**Wake    County Public School System**
    **NC**
    $5,511,127**NYC    Department of Education - Community School District 32**
    **NY**
    $5,999,998**NYC    Department of Education - Community School District 19**
    **NY**
    $5,999,998**NYC    Department of Education - Community School District 28**
    **NY**
    $5,999,998**Georgetown    County School District**
    **SC**
    $7,804,837**Richland    County School District #1**
    **SC**
    $5,435,160**Kaleidoscope    Youth Development Services, Inc.**
    **TX**
    $5,925,556**Total**
    
    **$111,136,644**
**Equity  Assistance Centers Program**
**Mid    Atlantic Equity Consortium Inc**
    **Region    I:** Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New    Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island,    Vermont, Virgin Islands, West Virginia
    $1,593,544**Southern    Education Foundation**
    **Region    II:** Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,    Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
    $1,658,206**Trustees    of Indiana University**
    **Region    III:** Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,    North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin
    $1,645,846**WestEd**
    **Region    IV:** Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Commonwealth of the    Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico,    Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
    $1,628,613**Total**
    
    **$6,526,209**
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