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PSS misses federal grant
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Posted on Jun 09 1999
The Public School System missed to secure the 21st Century Grant which funding will be used to expand the Lina’la-Malawash Academy and establish community centers on Tinian and Rota.
Considered as a long-shot grant, PSS was one of the over 2,000 applicants and only 176 proposals were selected based on its budget for this year. Over 400 panel members were gathered by the US Department of Education to review the proposals submitted.
“It’s unfortunate but it just shows that PSS is seeking funds from whatever, even if it’s a long shot one,” said fiscal and budget officer William Matson.
The PSS was hoping to avail a minimum of $35,000 to a maximum of over $300,000 in federal funding from the 21st Century grant in order to augment its limited resources for the coming school year.
Officials were looking at expanding the LMA services by hiring additional teachers and double its student enrollment using the grant. For Tinian and Rota, PSS envisioned a technology project where parents and members of the community can come in and access the facility.
Matson said PSS is awaiting the comments made by the reviewers enumerating the reasons why the proposal failed to secure the grant.
“From there, it will show us how to strengthen our future proposal and we will keep on trying,” he said.
Together with the 21st grant, PSS also pursued two major federal funding to support charter schools and migrant education. The PSS expects substantial help from both funding to assist its ailing budget.
