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Radnor to apply for $4.2M state School Facilities Improvement Grant for accessibility work
Summary
Committee discussed applying for a $4.2 million state School Facilities Improvement Grant for districtwide ADA accessibility upgrades; the application requires a 25% local match and a board resolution before the March 13 deadline.
At the Feb. 10 finance committee meeting, district staff said Radnor plans to apply for a state School Facilities Improvement Grant (SFIG) round opened by the recently approved state budget. Speaker 2 said the district is "looking to obtain about $4,200,000 towards district wide, accessibility, improvements and upgrades" and that the application package requires a board resolution and a 25% local match if the district is awarded funds.
Speaker 2 noted the grant round is competitive and that the district may receive the full amount, a partial award, or none. Staff said the proposed projects are part of the district's capital plan and that, if awarded, the local match can come from previously earmarked capital funds.
Speaker 2 credited prior grant support for a high school HVAC project and acknowledged help from Representative Borowski and Senator Cappelletti in obtaining earlier funding. Committee members expressed support and appreciation for staff preparing the application; no award decision was made at this meeting because the application remains pending and the deadline is March 13.
The committee placed a resolution in the meeting packet for board consideration as part of the application process; the transcript records discussion of the requirement to adopt such a resolution but does not record a formal board vote on the resolution at this committee session.
