Officials Request Funding For Ohio Schools

COLUMBUS, OH — Ohio is requesting allocations of $200 million for higher education and $100 million for K-12 schools from federal CARES Act funding.

Gov. Mike DeWine said funding could be used to enhance distance learning, to offset costs of social distancing changes or for COVID-19 testing. DeWine said the $100 million for K-12 schools would be available to both public and private schools.

DeWine and members of the Ohio General Assembly have requested the allocations for Ohio schools from the Controlling Board, which is distributing CARES Act funding.

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"Our request to the Controlling Board is in addition to the more than $440 million in direct federal CARES Act funding that our K-12 schools are receiving. The state’s colleges and universities also received more than $190 million of direct federal funding," DeWine said.

The governor also announced guidance for how Ohio's 167 colleges could reopen in the fall.

Each Ohio college must determine how to best implement COVID-19 testing. Each campus must also determine the best practices for isolating students or staff who begin showing symptoms of the virus.