BASA Member Update 8.31.18

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Applications for Statehouse School Transportation Grants Open Sept. 5 The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) and the Capitol Square Foundation announced last Thursday that 75 school transportation grants to the Statehouse will be awarded for the 2018/2019 academic year, and the online application process will open at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 5. These popular grants are made available to help schools defray bus transportation costs for field trips to the Ohio Statehouse and its museum. Each grant will be based on one-way mileage from the visiting school to Columbus with 25 grants to be awarded in each of the following categories: - 1 to 50 miles, $200 - 51 to 100 miles, $300 - 101+ miles, $400 The grants are limited to students in grades 4 through 12, and only one grant will be awarded to each school regardless of the number of buses or students visiting the Statehouse. All grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.