Washington, DC - 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
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FY 2015 Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Grant Awards |
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Alabama |
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Gadsden |
Gadsden City Board of Education |
$399,675 |
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Auburn |
Auburn City Schools |
$355,818 |
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Alaska |
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Wrangell |
Wrangell Public School District |
$196,681 |
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King Salmon |
Lake and Peninsula School District |
$248,148 |
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Arizona |
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Nogales |
Santa Cruz County School |
$397,469 |
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Phoenix |
Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. |
$216,950 |
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California |
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Concord |
Mount Diablo Unified School District |
$373,960 |
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Madera |
Madera Unified School District |
$389,734 |
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Napa |
Napa Valley Unified School District |
$400,000 |
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Norco |
Corona Norco Unified School |
$380,417 |
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Lindsay |
Lindsay Unified School District |
$399,712 |
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Oxnard |
Oxnard School District |
$365,549 |
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Monrovia |
Monrovia Unified School District |
$398,289 |
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Santa Ana |
Santa Ana Unified School District |
$386,169 |
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El Centro |
Imperial County Office of Education |
$395,127 |
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Norwalk |
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District |
$389,815 |
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Castro Valley |
Castro Valley Unified School District |
$399,256 |
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Lancaster |
Lancaster Unified School District |
$399,811 |
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City of Industry |
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District |
$388,879 |
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Pico Rivera |
El Rancho Unified School District |
$395,887 |
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Norco |
Corona Norco Unified School District |
$380,417 |
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Lower Lake |
Konocti Unified School District |
$393,438 |
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Lindsay |
Lindsay Unified School District |
$400,000 |
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Florida |
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Lake City |
Columbia County School District |
$385,000 |
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Miami |
The School Board of Miami-Dade County |
$309,804 |
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West Palm Beach |
The School District of Palm Beach County |
$398,966 |
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Georgia |
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Monticello |
Jasper County Board of Education |
$383,227 |
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Illinois |
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Chicago Heights |
Bloom Township High School District 206 |
$360,588 |
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Kentucky |
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Corbin |
Corbin Board of Education |
$285,000 |
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Paris |
Bourbon County Board of Education |
$366,490 |
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Lexington |
Fayette County Public Schools |
$398,556 |
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Louisiana |
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Minden |
Webster Parish School District |
$395,588 |
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Maine |
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Danforth |
RSU 84 Maine School District |
$347,730 |
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Massachusetts |
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Lowell |
Lowell Public Schools |
$384,743 |
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Adams |
Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School |
$211,922 |
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Michigan |
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Grand Rapids |
Kelloggsville Public Schools |
$270,953 |
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Portland |
Board of Education Ionia County |
$390,224 |
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Detroit |
School District of the City of Detroit |
$231,333 |
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Minnesota |
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Minneapolis |
Special School District 1 |
$363,703 |
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Mississippi |
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Corinth |
Corinth School District |
$339,898 |
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Missouri |
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Kansas City |
School District of Kansas City |
$372,311 |
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Farmington |
Farmington R-7 School District |
$207,783 |
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North Carolina |
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Statesville |
Iredell-Statesville Schools |
$397,104 |
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New Jersey |
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West Caldwell |
Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools |
$253,572 |
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New York |
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Rocky Point |
Rocky Point Union Free School District 9 |
$370,033 |
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North Tonawanda |
North Tonawanda City School District |
$390,550 |
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Brentwood |
Brentwood Union Free School District |
$394,147 |
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West Nyack |
Rockland Board of Cooperative Educational Services |
$395,552 |
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Hornell |
Hornell City School District |
$334,025 |
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Canandaigua |
Canandaigua City School District |
$396,312 |
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Peekskill City |
Peekskill City School District |
$275,978 |
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Union Springs |
Union Springs Central School District |
$386,875 |
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Brooklyn |
Hyde Leadership Charter School |
$317,707 |
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Buffalo |
Charter School for Applied Technologies |
$202,224 |
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Ohio |
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Mantua |
Crestwood Local Schools |
$314,941 |
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Danville |
Danville Local Schools |
$358,497 |
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Steubenville |
Steubenville City Schools |
$313,785 |
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Cardington |
Cardington Local Schools |
$326,757 |
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Oregon |
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Portland |
Jefferson County School District 509-J |
$396,944 |
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Pennsylvania |
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Lancaster |
School District of Lancaster |
$397,697 |
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Texas |
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Elgin |
Elgin Independent School District |
$400,000 |
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Mission |
Sharyland Independent School District |
$397,480 |
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Austin |
East Austin College Prep Academy |
$310,193 |
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Elgin |
Elgin Independent School District |
$397,140 |
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Utah |
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Ogden |
Ogden City School District |
$363,035 |
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Washington |
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Spokane |
NorthEast Washington Educational Service District 101 |
$373,065 |
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Puyallup |
Chief Lesch Schools of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians |
$397,489 |
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Wisconsin |
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Green Bay |
Green Bay Area Public Schools |
$375,140 |
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Friendship |
Adams-Friendship Area School District |
$365,667 |
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Wyoming |
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Rock Springs |
Sweetwater County Board of Education |
$386,136 |
