District to seek state grant for boiler replacement at Central Middle School

Summary

Administration and ICS presented a plan to apply for a Pennsylvania public school facility improvement grant to replace Central Middle School's boiler. Requested grant: $987,918 with a required 25% district cash match (about $250,000) from capital projects funds; administrators will return to the board with a resolution to authorize submission.

Administration and ICS staff told the Facilities Committee they worked with grant writers to identify a boiler replacement project at Central Middle School as a strong fit for the Pennsylvania public school facility improvement grant program.

The grant request amount is $987,918; the program requires a 25% cash match from the applicant district, which would leave the district responsible for roughly $250,000 to be funded from capital projects funds if the grant is awarded. Administration said ICS has been assisting with grant writing (through an ICS-associated grant-writing resource) and that the district would need a board resolution supporting the application before submission to the state by the March deadline.

Committee members confirmed the boiler replacement is not part of this summer's contracted capital work and would be a next-summer project if funded. Administration said they will place a resolution on the board agenda to authorize application and that they will continue pursuing the grant in future years if it is not awarded this cycle.