School Bus Transportation Grant Program
THE 2012/2013 OHIO STATEHOUSE TRANSPORTATION GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS IS NOW CLOSED.
THE 2013/2014 PROCESS WILL OPEN ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 AT 9 A.M.
If you have questions regarding the grants, please contact Cheryl Straker at 614/644-4154 or cstraker@csrab.state.oh.us.
The
Capitol Square Foundation has created a transportation grant program with
generous gifts from the Honda of America Mfg., Inc. and Walmart. The program is designed to help schools defray
bus transportation expenses to the
Ohio Statehouse Museum Education Center.
The grants are based on one-way mileage
from your school to Columbus.
Please thoroughly read the information below, and then complete the online application. Funds are limited, and all
grants are approved on a first come-first served basis. Incomplete applications will not be considered. The grant funds
are issued as reimbursements after your visit is completed.
WHO CAN APPLY?
Any Ohio school that receives state funding. However, grants are limited to Ohio students in the 4th through 12th grades
during the 2013-2014 school year.
Classes below the 4th grade are not eligible.
Only one grant will be awarded to each school regardless of the number of buses or students.
WHERE DO I APPLY?
Applications must be submitted online by an authorized teacher or school administrator.
Only online applications are accepted.
HOW MANY GRANTS are AVAILABLE?
There are 240 grants available with eighty (80) grants awarded in each of the three categories listed below.
(See "How is the Grant Amount Determined?")
HOW is the GRANT AMOUNT DETERMINED?
Check the box on the online application that corresponds to the distance one-way from your school to the Ohio Statehouse
in Columbus. Please note that the boxes indicate mileage for one-way trips.
Mileage for a one-way trip from your school to Statehouse:
1 to 50 miles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200.00 reimbursement
51 to 100 miles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 300.00 reimbursement
101+ miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 400.00 reimbursement
Eighty (80) trips will be awarded in each of the three categories for a total of 240 grants. When the 80 grants have been awarded,
that category is closed to applications.
WHEN is the APPLICATION DEADLINE?
Applications will be accepted beginning at 9 a.m. on September 5, 2013 for the 2013-2014 school year. All grants are awarded on
a first come-first served basis. The application process will remain open until all the funds have been awarded.
WHEN and HOW WILL I BE REIMBURSED?
The Capitol Square Foundation will reimburse schools within 21 business days after their visit to the Ohio Statehouse Museum
Education Center. Reimbursements will be made by check. Please be sure to indicate to whom the check is to be written.
THE 2012/2013 OHIO STATEHOUSE TRANSPORTATION GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS IS NOW CLOSED.
THE 2013/2014 PROCESS WILL OPEN ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 AT 9 A.M.
