BurlCo, OceanCo Schools Districts Split $5M To Up Internet Access

Libraries and schools throughout Burlington and Ocean County will split $5.4 million in grant funding, according to U.S. Rep. Andy Kim.

The funding comes from the Federal Communications Commission’s Emergency Connectivity Fund Program and can be used to provide students with “internet service, laptops, Wi-Fi hotspots, and other equipment necessary for their education,” Kim, who represents New Jersey’s Third Legislative District, said in a press release.

According to the press release, funding recipients and the amount of funding each will get are:

• Barnegat Township School District $300,990
• Beverly City School District $56,766.85
• Bordentown Regional School District $305,643
• Burlington City School District $42,300
• Burlington County Library $35,128.20
• Central Regional School District $264,000
• Cinnaminson Township School District $278,310.46
• Delanco Board of Education $39,682.50
• Eastampton Township School District $30,461.50
• Edgewater Park School District $140,408.96
• Evesham Township School District $40,000
• Holy Cross Preparatory Academy $20,699.10
• Moorestown Township Public Schools $12,308.76
• North Hanover Township School District $43,158.10
• Ocean Gate School District $46,080
• Our Lady of Good Counsel School $91,931
• Pemberton Township School District $900,900
• Shamong Township School District $94,150
• Stafford Township School District $163,381.15
• Tabernacle School District $13,200
• Toms River Regional School District $1,657,817.70
• Willingboro Township School District $851,668.11

A school official at one of the grant recipients said his district’s allocation will allow for a much-needed upgrade.

“We are now able to replace Chromebooks that had been considered end of life with brand new devices to ensure a continuity of learning when students leave school at the end of each day,” Dr. Phillip Crisostomo, Willingboro School District Supervisor of Technology and Data Analysis, said in the press release.

Funding for the Federal Communications Commission’s Emergency Connectivity Fund Program comes from the American Rescue Plan, according to the press release.

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