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Transportation Grants Available for 2021/2022 School Tours
February 17, 2022
 
Students visit the Ohio Statehouse
(Columbus, OH)—The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) and the Capitol Square Foundation (CSF) are pleased to announce that 33 school transportation grants will be awarded for the 2021/2022 academic year. The online application process will be open 9 a.m., Tuesday, February 22 through 5 p.m., Monday, February 28, 2022.

The grants will be 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.

The program was created in 2009 by the Capitol Square Foundation. Since inception, more than 75,000 students from all 88 Ohio counties have visited the Ohio Statehouse with the assistance of these grants. “The Foundation is grateful for the partnership with Honda of America and their remarkable, continued financial support," said Charles Moses, Capitol Square Foundation Chairman. “This program allows students from all over Ohio to learn first-hand how their government works and how they can make a difference.”

Eleven grants will be awarded in each of three mileage categories. The mileage categories are for a one-way trip from the visiting school to the Ohio Statehouse.

The three mileage categories include:
1 to 50 miles, $200.00
51 to 100 miles, $300.00
101+ miles, $400.00

This year, teachers have seven days to submit applications. CSRAB will use a random number generator to choose 11 schools from each mileage category.

"The transportation grant program affords Ohio schools a way to visit the Ohio Statehouse," said Laura P. Battocletti, CSRAB executive director. “Students who visit the Statehouse have an unforgettable experience of Ohio civics and Ohio history.”

The school transportation grants will be available to any Ohio school that receives state funding. The grants are limited to Ohio students in the fourth through 12th grades during the 2021/2022 academic year. Only one transportation grant will be awarded to each school regardless of the number of buses or students visiting the Ohio Statehouse.

Only online applications will be accepted. All applications must be submitted by an authorized teacher or school administrator. Applications will be accepted for seven days, Feb. 22-28, 2022.

Detailed information about the program is available at: ohiostatehouse.org/visit/school-and-group-tours/school-bus-transportation-grant-program