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USD 506 and Bartlett awarded grants to fund home build, daycare and student internships
Summary
Superintendent John Wyrick said the City of Bartlett received a $100,000 Department of Commerce Block Development Grant to support a home-building project and USD 506 received a $150,000 Patterson Grant to help fund a Bartlett Grade School daycare; the Block Grant will also fund a Building Trades instructor and seven paid student internships.
Superintendent John Wyrick announced multiple grant awards during the Sept. 11 board meeting. He said the City of Bartlett was awarded a Department of Commerce Block Development Grant of $100,000 that will go toward building a home in the community; the Block Grant funding is slated to support a Building Trades instructor, seven paid student internships and supplies/equipment for the summer build.
Wyrick also announced USD 506 was awarded a Patterson Grant of $150,000 to help fund a Bartlett Grade School daycare. Board members praised the grant funding and noted the potential to expand home-building efforts into other small communities after initial work in Bartlett. The meeting record does not specify exact timelines for construction or internship start dates.
