U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige today announced that 134 school districts in 39 states will share approximately $38 million in grants to improve and strengthen emergency response and crisis management plans.

The Emergency Response and Crisis Management program provides funds to help local education agencies prepare, respond and recover from crises. Funds can be used to train school personnel, parents and students in crisis response; coordinate with local emergency responders, including fire and police; purchase equipment; and coordinate with groups and organizations responsible for recovery issues, such as health and mental health agencies.

"The first responsibility we have to our students is to make sure their schools are safe, and the best time to get prepared for an emergency is before a crisis happens," Secretary Paige said. "These grants will help school districts across the country strengthen and enhance their readiness levels, including more training for staff and better coordination with local officials. Working as a team, we can ensure the safety of our children, teachers and school administrators."

A complete list of grant awards follows at the end of this release.

As part of President Bush's sweeping education reform law, No Child Left Behind, local school districts must provide assurances that they have plans that outline how they are working to keep their schools safe and drug free.

The Department of Education has been working with other federal agencies on a number of school safety initiatives, including a new program to help school administrators and state and local public safety officials better prepare for bomb threats against the nation's schools.

The program, developed by the Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) features an interactive CD-ROM, "Bomb Threat Response: An Interactive Planning Tool for Schools," and includes staff training presentations and implementation resources. The CD-ROM will be distributed to state and local law enforcement agencies, public schools and other first responders.

School administrators and public safety officials may obtain copies of the CD-ROM and more information at www.threatplan.org.

In March, Secretary Paige joined Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge to announce the availability of the grants and also unveiled the Department of Education's new web resource--www.ed.gov/emergencyplan--a one-stop-shop to help school officials plan for any emergency, including natural disasters, violent incidents and terrorist acts.

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Emergency Response and Crisis Management Discretionary Grant Program

Alabama
Cullman County Schools: $184,599
Contact: Nancy Horton, (256) 734-2933

Macon County Board of Education: $83,634
Contact: Karen Tatum, (334) 727-1600

Alaska
Fairbanks North Star Borough: $248,521
Contact: Doug Crevensten, (907) 452-2000

Southwest Regional School: $98,345
Contact: Karen Swenson, (907) 842-5287

Arizona
Holbrook Unified School District #3: $99,720
Contact: Mary Koury, (928) 524-6144

RCB High School--Phoenix: $86,400
Contact: Gravity Griffith, (602) 589-1322

RCB High School--Mesa: $85,000
Contact: Jason Kuntz, (480) 833-0024

Tucson Unified School District: $325,017
Contact: Lauren Eib, (520) 225-4670

Washington ESD #6: $237,612
Contact: Nedda Shafir, (602) 347-2669

Arkansas
Little Rock School District: $250,000
Contact: Margo Bushmiaer, (501) 447-7482

Stuttgart School District #22: $91,040
Contact: Lynne Dardenne, (870) 673-8701

California
Bakersfield City School District: $249,978
Contact: Randall Ranes, (661) 631-4639

Corona-Norco Unified School District: $250,000
Contact: Steve Ellis, (909) 736-5129

Cupertino Union School District: $250,000
Contact: Toby Smith, (408) 252-3000

Dinuba Unified School District: $98,812
Contact: Louis Bennicoff-Nan, (559) 595-7200

El Dorado County Office of Education: $232,143
Contact: Kathy Daniels, (530) 295-2205

Los Angeles County Office of Education: $503,400
Contact: William Ybarra, (562) 922-6391

Los Angeles Unified School District: $500,000
Contact: Yi Hwa Kim, (213) 241-3199

Marin County Office of Education: $307,980
Contact: Luke McCann, (415) 499-5866

Oakland Unified School District: $498,596
Contact: Luis Freese, (510) 879-8397

Pasadena Unified School District: $242,593
Contact: John Anderson, (626) 568-4515

Riverside Unified School District: $246,988
Contact: Susan Rainey, (909) 788-7130

San Diego County Superintendent of Schools: $500,000
Contact: Wayne Sakamoto, (858) 292-3569

San Diego Unified School District: $505,797
Contact: Earle Dunbar, (858) 627-7447

San Francisco Unified School District: $576,152
Contact: Stasha Wyskiel, (415) 355-6927

Simi Valley Unified School District: $173,580
Contact: Lowell Schultze, (805) 306-4510

Sweetwater Union HSD: $249,999
Contact: Sidney Porch, (619) 585-6015

Colorado
Adams County Board of Cooperative Services: $241,919
Contact: Dave Carroll, (303) 286-7294

Adams County School District 12: $243,514
Contact: Gary Price, (720) 972-4079

Denver Public Schools: $500,000
Contact: Christopher Saiz, (303) 764-3610

Douglas County School District RE-1: $222,660
Contact: Larry Borland, (303) 814-5030

Connecticut
Milford Board of Education: $250,000
Contact: Phil Russell, (203) 783-3438

Waterbury Public Schools: $250,000
Contact: Forest Belval, (203) 574-8051

Florida
Lake County Schools: $297,437
Contact: Lynn Jones, (352) 253-6675

Santa Rosa District School Board: $207,902
Contact: Carol Calfee, (850) 983-5054

School Board of Brevard County: $500,000
Contact: Andre Alford-Palmer, (321) 633-1000

School Board of Broward: $500,000
Contact: Joseph Melita, (954) 765-7077

School Board of Orange County: $451,763
Contact: Bonnie King, (407) 317-3303

School District of Hillsborough County: $1 million
Contact: Barbara Anderson, (813) 272-4880

School District of Osceola County: $382,737
Contact: John Beall, (407) 870-4600

Georgia
Board of Public Education for Bibb County: $259,228
Contact: Russell Bentley, (478) 752-5236

Cherokee County School District: $195,188
Contact: Mark Kissell, (770) 479-1871

Illinois
Maine Township High School District: $99,500
Contact: C. Steven Snider, (847) 696-3600

Indiana
Metropolitan School District Wayne Township: $197,255
Contact: Charles Hibbert, (317) 227-8309

Turkey Run Community School Corp.: $88,692
Contact: Roberta Bowers, (765) 597-2750

Iowa
Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency: $492,366
Contact: Jan Yoder, (563) 344-6315

Kansas
Hays Unified School District #489: $99,839
Contact: Leslie Paige, (785) 623-2400

Haysville Unified: $74,837
Contact: Sandra Bradshaw, (316) 554-2200

Leavenworth Unified School District: $153,526
Contact: Steve Weissenfluh, (913) 684-1400

Unified School District 383 Manhattan Ogden: $97,197
Contact: Robert Seymour, (785) 587-2000

Kentucky
Covington Independent Schools: $81,160
Contact: Henley McIntosh, (859) 292-5912

Fayette County Public Schools: $244,978
Contact: James Searle, (859) 381-4200

Lincoln County Board of Education: $95,295
Contact: Eva Stone, (606) 365-7287

Louisiana
Jefferson Parish Public School System: $385,707
Contact: Freddie Landry, (504) 349-7740

Plaquemines Parish School Board: $99,970
Contact: Paul Springer, (985) 564-2743

Maine
Maine Indian Education: $250,000
Contact: Robin Gautier, (207) 733-2939

Maine School Administration District #60: $496,800
Contact: Paul Andrade, (207) 676-2234

Maryland
Anne Arundel County Public Schools: $489,461
Contact: J. Black, (410) 222-5287

Kent County Public Schools: $77,328
Contact: Jon Baker, (410) 778-7179

Montgomery County Public Schools: $626,713
Contact: Edward Clarke, (301) 279-3066

Prince George's County Public Schools: $530,729
Contact: Russell Tedesco, (301) 499-7000

Massachusetts
Hampshire Education Cooperative: $249,715
Contact: Woody Clift, (413) 586-4998

Lynn Public Schools: $249,970
Contact: Paula Fee, (781) 477-7393

Worcester Public Schools: $244,925
Contact: Sherill McKeon, (508) 799-3061

Michigan
Delta-Schoolcraft Independent School District: $271,543
Contact: Kristine Paulsen, (906) 786-9300

Genesee Independent School District: $500,000
Contact: Gloria Bourdo, (810) 591-4447

Gratiot-Isabella RESD: $196,631
Contact: Bryon Doty, (989) 875-5101

Montcalm Area Independent School District: $233,150
Contact: George Stamas, (989) 831-5261

St. Clair County Independent School District: $341,577
Contact: Cynthia Banach, (810) 364-8990

Tuscola Independent School District: $479,998
Contact: Camille Timm, (989) 673-2144

Minnesota
Elk River Area School District: $98,965
Contact: Judy Johnson, (763) 241-3400

Independent School District #709: $247,766
Contact: Cathleen Olson, (218) 723-4101

Osseo Area Schools: $213,743
Contact: Lorry Day, (763) 391-7128

Saint Paul Public Schools: $464,534
Contact: Will Waterkemp, (651) 767-8370

South Washington County School District: $227,628
Contact: John Regan, (651) 458-6201

Mississippi
Harrison County School District: $500,000
Contact: Henry Arledge, (228) 539-6500

Lamar County School District: $99,000
Contact: Keith Waters, (601) 794-1097

Missouri
Ferguson Florissant School District: $250,000
Contact: Ivory Johnson, (314) 506-9000

Kansas City #33: $468,366
Contact: Raemelle Davis, (816) 418-5300

St. Joseph School District: $263,453
Contact: Nasser Memarian, (816) 671-4000

Nebraska
Norfolk Public Schools: $116,628
Contact: Rand Nelson, (402) 644-2500

School District of Grand Island: $100,000
Contact: Gary Cooper, (308) 385-5900

Nevada
Nye County School District: $100,000
Contact: Alex Mendez, (775) 727-7743

New Jersey
Camden County Technical Schools: $100,000
Contact: Lisa Powell, (856) 767-7000

Ewing Township Board of Education: $86,451
Contact: Sheila Bernhaut, (609) 538-9800

Glen Rock Public Schools: $100,000
Contact: Jim McCarthy, (201) 445-7700

Union City Board of Education: $100,000
Contact: Jerry Caputo, (201) 348-5824

Warren County Technical: $100,000
Contact: Frank Mancuso, (908) 835-2813

New Mexico
Magdalena Municipal Schools: $100,000
Contact: Doug Hulce, (505) 854-2241

New York
Amber Charter School: $68,875
Contact: Jon Moscow, (212) 534-9667

Board of Cooperative Educational Services Nassau County: $406,214
Contact: Peter La Duca, (516) 396-2388

Buffalo City School District: $442,060
Contact: June Simmons Barrow, (716) 851-3966

Greenburg Central 7 School District: $100,000
Contact: Harold Coles, (914) 761-6000

New York City Department of Education: $891,171
Contact: Stephanie D'Amore, (212) 374-5565

Oneida-Herkimer-Madison: $419,789
Contact: John Janes, (315) 793-8672

Orange-Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services: $416,965
Contact: Arthur Lange, (845) 343-7772

Patchogue-Medford Union Free: $135,706
Contact: Eric Karlund, (631) 447-3112

Putnam/North Westchester: $480,667
Contact: Thomas Higgins, (914) 248-2304

Schenectady City School District: $249,883
Contact: Sheila Tebbano, (518) 881-3936

North Carolina
Wake County Public School System: $452,478
Contact: Corey Duber, (919) 850-1641

Ohio
Dayton Public Schools: $498,930
Contact: Margaret Sandberg, (937) 542-3244

Columbus Public Schools: $454,718
Contact: Mose Hubert, (614) 365-5638

Hamilton City School District: $250,000
Contact: Everett Mann, (513) 887-5000

Oklahoma
Madill Public Schools: $99,917
Contact: Judy McDaniel, (580) 795-3303

Tahlequah Public Schools: $108,266
Contact: Billie Jordan, (918) 458-4100

Tulsa County Independent School District: $440,380
Contact: Joe Birdwell, (918) 746-6523

Oregon
Lane Education Service District: $473,599
Contact: Mary Bork, (541) 461-8267

School District North Multnomah: $500,000
Contact: Patrick Wolfe, (503) 916-3449

Pennsylvania
Delaware County Intermediate: $500,000
Contact: Harry Jamison, (610) 938-9000

Greencastle-Antrim School District: $163,122
Contact: Michael Meier, (717) 264-3532

Red Lion Area School District: $99,650
Contact: Sandy Emerich, (717) 244-4518

School District of Pittsburgh: $343,956
Contact: Margaret Brown, (412) 622-3922

School District of Lancaster: $129,150
Contact: Drue Miles, (717) 587-3743

Puerto Rico
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico: $493,275
Contact: Blanca Villamil, (787) 759-8910

South Carolina
Charleston County Public School District: $430,738
Contact: Barbara Dilligard, (843) 225-2271

Georgetown County School District: $109,731
Contact: Brendon Barber, (843) 436-7172

Richland School District Two: $242,310
Contact: Richard McGee, (803) 736-3774

Rock Hill School District Three of York: $249,900
Contact: Susan York, (803) 981-1054

Tennessee
Memphis City Schools: $479,071
Contact: Ron Pope, (901) 729-2200

Shelby County Schools: $241,052
Contact: Dorothy Johnson, (901) 321-2575

Texas
Austin Independent School District: $499,154
Contact: Stan Brein, (512) 414-3472

El Paso Independent School District: $463,500
Contact: John Jara, (915) 779-4455

Fort Worth Independent School District: $496,826
Contact: Catherine Dikes, (817) 871-2432

Harris County Department of Education: $735,465
Contact: Bebe Pinter, (713) 696-0771

Temple Independent School District: $244,327
Contact: Luann Hughes, (254) 791-6234

Virginia
Norfolk Public Schools: $212,500
Contact: Timothy Mallory, (757) 628-3931

Rockbridge County Public Schools: $92,625
Contact: Alice Waddell, (540) 463-7386

Washington
Bethel School District: $286,000
Contact: Lora Taylor, (253) 539-6004

Edmonds School District: $254,150
Contact: Bret Carlstad, (425) 670-7335

Olympic Educational School District 114: $819,247
Contact: Kristin Schutte, (360) 405-5833

Port Angeles School District: $101,955
Contact: Nolan Duce, (360) 457-8575

West Virginia
Berkeley County Schools: $248,559

Contact: Justin Schooley, (304) 267-3500

Harrison County Board of Education: $183,718
Contact: ML Quinn, (304) 624-3325

Kanawha County Board of Education: $450,400
Contact: Sandra Boggs, (304) 348-6135

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