CONSEQUENCES

OF CHANGE
IMPACT OF A CHANGING FEDERAL
LANDSCAPE ON THE CITY OF SYRACUSE

ALEXANDER MARION, MPA

SYRACUSE CITY AUDITOR
 Contents
Message From the City Auditor 2

Executive Summary 3

Background on Federal Funding for Localities 4

Federal Funding for the City of Syracuse 5

Federal Funding for the Syracuse City School District 11

Federal Funding Across Syracuse 14

Findings 19

Recommendations 20

Works Cited 22

Appendix 23
Syracuse City School District Grants Funding Guide (Excerpts of Federal Programs)
City of Syracuse Federal Grant Awards

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 Message From The City Auditor
January 15, 2025

This year brings, once again, the peaceful transfer of power that is the
hallmark of our Republic. Government remaining steady despite changes in
partisan leadership, the makeup of Congress, and control of the White
House is crucial to who we are as a nation. It is also critical to governing at
all levels of society. Since the early days of our country, states and localities
have needed a symbiotic relationship with our national government – that is
the essence of federalism. While states have devolved powers, except those
specifically reserved for the federal government, our federal lawmakers
provide a crucial role in shaping the policies and priorities that cross state
lines, keep us safe at home and abroad, and defend our national interests
and lay the foundation for our shared prosperity.

The incoming Congress and administration give many people pause, having pledged to reduce the size of the
federal government, rein in spending, and enact policies that impact the lives of vulnerable neighbors. It is now
more critical than ever to take stock of the impact the federal government has in our lives so our community
can effectively advocate for its needs.

The City of Syracuse is the recipient of substantial federal funding each year. This money comes from grant
programs directly to the City government that fund priorities like transportation, infrastructure, and public
safety. The City is also the steward of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding, which is used to
support affordable housing and other neighborhood-based projects. Millions of dollars of funding flow
annually to the Syracuse City School District as well, ensuring students have healthy lunches and programs are
available for students with disabilities. Our community receives resources from Washington, supporting private
sector economic development projects, public housing, and services for the unhoused. Of course, thousands of
Syracuse households rely on benefits including Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security to make ends meet.

There is a robust and worthy debate to be had about the role of the federal government in our lives. There is
merit to the conversation about the size and scale of the federal budget – especially in an era where trillion-
dollar deficits are the norm and federal debt has become a point of leverage for foreign adversaries. But, this
must be a conversation that takes into account the real world consequences of decisions that happen far away
from Washington. And it must be a conversation that centers our communities and the need to lift everyone up
to greater prosperity, not simply elevating corporate interests.

Understanding the impact of the federal government in our own community is critical to deciding the role we
want the federal government to play in our lives. That is the cornerstone of self-government. When
communities come together and can advocate as one for what they need most is when we have the responsive,
citizen-led federal government we deserve.

Alexander Marion, MPA

Syracuse City Auditor
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 Executive Summary

The City of Syracuse is a major recipient of federal funds, both as a government entity and as a
community. What this report will describe is a brief history of federal funding of localities and states
and then an overview of some of the many programs and services that federal dollars support in the
City of Syracuse.

This is not a comprehensive listing of all federal dollars that have come into the City of Syracuse. This
highlights some of the key programs that have been funded with federal dollars. In our
recommendations, we will encourage the City of Syracuse to publish an annual compendium of
federal dollars received. The Syracuse City School District has such a document already.
Funding goes to the City itself, including grants that support the Police and Fire Departments,
housing, and transportation projects. Federal support also has a major impact on the school district,
from areas such as school lunch programs to assistance in serving refugee and immigrant
populations. The wider community also benefits, including with funding being made available to
Micron and related industries, the Syracuse Housing Authority, and tax incentives available for
affordable housing developers.

Critically, many Syracusans are the beneficiary of programs that are funded using federal resources.
Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Administration benefits, and food assistance impact
thousands of households and lift some of the resource-intensive areas in the entire United States out
of poverty.

These programs combined paint a picture of a community that is positively impacted by the work of
the federal government and needs the continued assurance that federal resources will be available in
the coming years. We will recommend new ways to work collaboratively across levels of government
and the community, as well as ways we can advocate for these and other federal resources effectively
to deliver positive outcomes for community members.

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 Background on Federal Funding for Localities
The federal government has provided assistance to states and localities since its founding. Initially,
most aid to local governments was in the form of land grants, whereby the federal government would
sell land for the development of new states and territories, starting with the Land Ordinance of 1785
which included requirements that certain land be set aside for the federal government and at least
one specific parcel per township be set aside for public education. This was the beginning of coercive
grants by the federal government, or the use of federal resources to guide specific public outcomes.

The continued subsidizing of states and localities met with some resistance on the federal level, with
many some arguing these grants were not consistent with the new nation’s Constitution. Still, federal
grants would continue, albeit with some controversy, through the Civil War period.

Following the Civil War cash grant aid programs were started by the federal government. The first was
a program to provide states money to improve educational opportunities for blind students.
Following that, federal subsidies for agriculture, disabled veterans, and higher education followed. By
1902, there were five federal grant programs available for states and localities.

Federal grants to state and local governments began to expand during the New Deal period, with
growing public comfort with federal involvement in their daily lives and local affairs, and a recognition
of a need for the federal government to provide essential supports across communities. Many of
these programs encountered resistance during the Civil Rights era, when state and local governments
sought revenue in the form of block grants. This method of funding allowed subnational governments
to provide aid with more discretion, but also more discrimination, until these practices were outlawed.
By 2018, the federal government had more than 1,274 grant programs available to state and local
governments. The COVID-19 pandemic, and the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
further expanded opportunities available. Now, federal resources are available for nearly every
operation of a local government, from hiring police officers and buying fire apparatus to improving
environmental sustainability and paving roads.

Federal funding is often “coercive”, meaning it is awarded with strings attached to affect a specific
outcome. Sometimes this funding is a carrot – rewarding certain policy outcomes, and sometimes it is
a stick, meaning that failure to achieve those outcomes results in denials of future money or
resources. Federal grants can also be defined as categorical or block. Categorical grants are typically
used for clearly defined programs and specific activities – like purchasing a firetruck. Block grants may
be used for narrow purposes, but not specific activities, so it allows the recipient more flexibility in
how those dollars are awarded and spent.

Federal grants continue to play a major role in how local governments run their operation and a
changing federal landscape could create difficulty for local governments across the United States and
how they are able to perform essential operations.
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 Federal Funding for the City of Syracuse

The City of Syracuse, like many municipalities, is a major recipient of federal dollars. Funding a wide
range of services and projects, federal funding to other governments helps support health care,
education, infrastructure, public safety, and social services.

While county governments receive much of the federal funding supporting health care and social
services programs, federal dollars to the City of Syracuse can be broken down into three major
categories:

• Infrastructure and Environment

• Public Safety
• Community Development and Housing

Another major source of funding in recent years was the American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA). ARPA
provided $1.9 trillion in COVID-19 relief funds directly to states and municipalities. The City of
Syracuse received $123 million in ARPA funding which was used to supplement four key areas:

• Jobs & Economic Recovery which helped support small businesses, create jobs in technology
and the trades, and provide funding for the arts;
• Children, Families, & Neighborhoods which provided funding for new housing, lead
abatement, youth employment and violence intervention;
• Government Resilience which supported revenue restoration, public safety, mental health
programs, and cybersecurity efforts; and,
• Infrastructure & Public Spaces which enabled the municipal sidewalk program, urban
forestry, broadband access, water infrastructure, and bus rapid transit.

Infrastructure and Environment

A large portion of federal dollars which funnel to the City of Syracuse support infrastructure
improvement projects including road paving, bike and pedestrian projects, bridge replacements, and
other safety enhancements. Many of these projects derive from a multi-year program known as the
Transportation Improvement Program, or TIP, developed at the metropolitan level through extensive
work by the Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council (SMTC) and its members across the region.
These projects receive funding through the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal
Transit Administration (FTA), agencies of the United States Department of Transportation.

In Syracuse, multiple TIP projects are undertaken each year. The largest and most notable are the
collective I-81 projects which will redesignate I-481 as I-81, demolish the elevated viaduct running
through downtown Syracuse replacing it with Business Loop 81, and redesign portions of I-690 and

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West Street. In total, the I-81 projects will cost more than $2.6 billion, supplemented by more than $2
billion in federal funding.

In addition to the I-81 projects, TIP funding has been or will be provided for a variety of other
projects, including bicycle/pedestrian improvements, road paving, and improvements to the City’s
transportation management system and traffic signals.

Some of the other notable projects utilizing TIP funds include: Onondaga Lake Canalway Trail Phase 2,
West Side Trail Shared Use Path, Kirk Park Pedestrian Bridge, Inner Harbor Area Sidewalks, and
Pavement of James Street for Bus Rapid Transit.

In total, more than $2.1 billion in federal funding is supported by more than $637 million in state and
local support on more than 35 projects, with a total infrastructure improvements coming in at a cost
of nearly $2.8 billion.

Pictures of Route 81 project construction in progress

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 Active TIP Projects in City of Syracuse

Type Location Federal Funds Other Funds Total Cost

Bridge I-690 and West Street Interchange $601,760,000 $68,790,000 $670,550,000
Bridge I-81 & I-481 Interchange; Other I-481* $303,615,000 $33,735,000 $337,350,000
Bridge I-690 Over Crouse & Lodi $288,482,000 $56,263,000 $344,745,000
Bridge Business Loop 81, N. Section, Phase 2 $260,000,000 $65,000,000 $325,000,000
Bridge Business Loop 81, S. Section, Phase 2 $227,840,000 $171,960,000 $399,800,000
Bridge Business Loop 81, S. Section, Phase 1 $203,292,000 $105,932,000 $309,224,000
Bridge Business Loop 81, N. Section, Phase 1 $141,571,000 $97,511,000 $239,082,000
Bike/Ped Complete Street Grid, E. Adams/15th Ward $30,000,000 $0 $30,000,000
Bike/Ped Onondaga Lake Canalways Trail, Phase 2* $12,601,000 $3,150,000 $15,751,000
Pavement James St. S. Salina St. to Grant Blvd. $9,802,000 $2,450,000 $12,252,000
Pavement E. Brighton Ave & E. Seneca Turnpike $7,201,000 $1,801,000 $9,002,000
Bridge I-81 Over E. Colvin St. $4,950,000 $550,000 $5,500,000
Bridge Hiawatha Blvd. Over I-81 $4,950,000 $1,350,000 $6,300,000
Bike/Ped Teall Ave, Syracuse to Salina* $4,425,000 $1,107,000 $5,532,000
Pavement E. Colvin St. Comstock Ave to City Line $3,989,000 $997,000 $4,986,000
Bike/Ped West Side Trail Shared Use Path $3,944,000 $986,000 $4,930,000
Bike/Ped Erie Blvd W. $3,574,000 $894,000 $4,468,000
Pavement Midland Ave. Ostrander Ave to NY173 $3,528,000 $882,000 $4,410,000
Bike/Ped Inner Harbor Area Sidewalks $3,146,000 $787,000 $3,933,000
Pavement W. Genesee St. City Line to S. Salina St. $3,070,000 $768,000 $3,838,000
Special NSEW Corridors Interconnect Exp. Phase 2 $2,600,000 $650,000 $3,250,000
Bike/Ped Mobility Improvements Regional Trans. Center $2,492,000 $1,049,000 $3,541,000
Bike/Ped Creekwalk Phase 3, Colvin St. to Dorwin Ave. $1,805,000 $451,000 $2,256,000
Bridge W. Brighton Ave. Over Onondaga Creek $1,702,000 $89,000 $1,791,000
Bike/Ped Creekwalk, Pedestrian Bridge Kirk Park $1,538,000 $384,000 $1,922,000
Bridge Rt 175 Over Onondaga Creek $1,499,000 $79,000 $1,578,000
Safety Intersection Improvements, PSAP #2 $1,366,000 $152,000 $1,518,000
Bridge Ramps to I-81 at CR137 and CR370* $1,350,000 $150,000 $1,500,000
Special Transportation Management Center $1,070,000 $268,000 $1,338,000
Special Transportation Management Center $1,070,000 $268,000 $1,338,000
Bike/Ped Creekwalk Bridge-Walk Maintenance $948,000 $237,000 $1,185,000
Pavement S. Geddes St. and W. Fayette St. $654,000 $163,000 $817,000
Pavement Erie Blvd. W. Franklin St. to W. Genesee St. $610,000 $152,000 $762,000
Pavement Teall Ave. Burnet Ave to Grant Blvd. $488,000 $122,000 $610,000
Pavement Erie Blvd E. Almond St. to S. Beech St. $411,000 $104,000 $515,000
Bike/Ped Lodi St. Connector $216,000 $54,000 $270,000
Bridge W. Bear Street at Barge Canal $0 $7,100,000 $7,100,000
Bridge I-81 Ramps to Hiawatha and CR137 $0 $10,700,000 $0

* Project is partially in the City

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Public Safety

Public safety funding has supported numerous police and fire projects in recent years, ranging from
funds to support new officers and overtime spending, to training programs, and new equipment.

The Police Department is a regular applicant for federal grant dollars for overtime funding, expansion
of programming, training initiatives including cultural competency and risk reduction, as well as funds
to purchase police (COPS) cameras and bullet proof vests.

The Fire Department has received funding for the purchase and installation of carbon monoxide
detectors, staffing support, and new apparatus.

Police

The Syracuse Police Department has been the recipient of multiple

streams of federal funding in recent years. Much of that funding is in
the form of Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (DOJ
BJA) Edward J. Bryne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG). JAG
funding is a formula grant awarded to departments across the nation
to support the hiring and retention of officers and the deployment of
crime fighting and prevention tools.

In March 2024, Senator Charles Schumer and Senator Kirsten

Gillibrand announced $1 million to help the Syracuse Police
Department update its network of COPS cameras that provide
essential surveillance and evidence in fighting crime (Office of
Senator Charles Schumer 2024). COPS cameras have provided
essential support in deterring crime, gathering evidence, and have
even helped exonerate potential suspects. The City’s camera network has been deployed for just over
a decade and is regularly expanded. Due to its age, technology and equipment need regular upgrades
to ensure it is accurate and accessible. Cameras are among the most frequently-requested public
safety interventions made by members of the community.

Fire

2024 marked the award of the largest federal grant ever received by the Syracuse Fire Department.
The City was awarded $7.5 million through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) program known as SAFER, or Staffing for Adequate Fire and
Emergency Response. Syracuse received SAFER grants in 2016 and 2020.

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SAFER funding is used to support the hiring or retention of front-line firefighters. Syracuse will use the
money to hire 20 additional firefighters to support the Department. This is the third largest SAFER
grant ever awarded to a department in New York. SAFER grants are competitive, so the City of
Syracuse was chosen over other departments from across the nation to be awarded this funding.

Housing/Community Development

Community Development Block Grant

One of the major streams of federal money that comes into the City of Syracuse each year is through
the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. This is federal money awarded to
communities to distribute at their discretion to support housing and economic opportunity for people
of low- to moderate-incomes. Furthermore, this is an important source of revenue for the City of
Syracuse itself. The City government recoups a 20% administrative fee as part of the award.
Additionally, the City has awarded itself funding for rehabilitation and demolition of blighted
properties.

Agencies and programs funded by CDBG include:

• Home Headquarters: Closing Cost Assistance Program, Syracuse Homeowner Assistance

Program
• Community Centers: Syracuse Northeast Community Center, Westcott Community Center,
Syracuse Model Neighborhood Facility (Southwest Community Center)
• CNY Fair Housing: Tenant advocacy and legal protection program
• Housing Visions: Housing Stability Program

Emergency Solutions Grant

The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), also awarded by HUD, provides support for homeless and
housing-vulnerable neighbors. It supports programs that offer street outreach, housing diversion,
legal services, eviction defense, and youth services all in furtherance of preventing homelessness and
supporting the homeless population.

Funding from the ESG is shared among Catholic Charities, Hiscock Legal Aid Society, In My Father’s
Kitchen, Interfaith Works, Liberty Resources, the Rescue Mission, the Salvation Army, Volunteer
Lawyers Project, and the City’s Department of Neighborhood and Business Development. This year the
City received $431,217.

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ARPA

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government made massive investments in
propelling the economy forward by direct subsidies to individuals, small businesses, and supporting
local governments. One of the largest investments they made was through the American Rescue Plan
Act of 2021 (ARPA). That legislation included direct payments to individuals through stimulus checks,
eviction protections, expansions of the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit. ARPA also
included support for local governments who had seen their tax bases suddenly erode, enabling those
entities to continue providing essential services and make strategic investments (The White House
2021).

The City of Syracuse received $123 million in ARPA funding. It spent more than $53 million on revenue
replacement, filling budget gaps in Fiscal Years 2021-22 through 2024-25. The City dedicated dollars
to four priority areas: Jobs and Economic Recovery; Families and Neighborhoods; Government
Response and Resilience; and Transforming Infrastructure and Public Spaces. Syracuse outlined the
projects it pursued on the City website where it provides a tracker to follow progress in implementing
projects and spending down ARPA funds before regulatory deadlines.

SurgeLink

SurgeLink is a subsidized high-speed

internet program developed by the
City of Syracuse to connect low-
income households to broadband
internet services. Using funding from
ARPA as well as the American
Connectivity Program (ACP), the City
offers $10 per month internet service
to households in the most
economically vulnerable census tracts.
Begun as a pilot, the program was
able to secure additional state
funding and federal funding through City Auditor Marion, Mayor Walsh, Councilors, and former Rep.
a $3 million earmark made available Brandon Wiliams worked together to fight for SurgeLink funding
by then-Representative Brandon
Williams. The City has pledged to expand the network citywide in the future.

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 Federal Funding for the Syracuse City School District

The Syracuse City School District (SCSD) is

also a major recipient of federal funding,
which supports programs ranging from
educating students with disabilities and
immigrant students to supporting school
safety, increasing mental health supports, and
improving literacy. Federal dollars also
provide critical support to the district’s school
meals programming. In total, federal support
totals approximately $50-60 million annually,
roughly 10% of the SCSD annual budget.

A key source of funding for the district is the

wide variety of grant dollars provided by the federal government. These grants help fund
supplemental programs and supports for students which would not otherwise be possible. School
districts are being tasked with more and more responsibilities each year; gone are the days of just
teaching “reading, writing, and arithmetic.” Schools now are being asked to provide social and
emotional supports for students, more behavioral and mental health services, and helping students
play catch up following the COVID years. For the 2023-24 school year, the district received more than
$48 million in federal grant dollars, including $35 million through formula grants which use factors
such as poverty rate, student achievement, and other criteria established by the funder, along with
more than $12 million in competitive grants.

Below are highlights of several federal grant programs:

Title I, Part A: Improving Academic Achievement For The Disadvantaged

$19,191,204

Title I provides financial assistance to schools serving high percentages of children from low-income
families to ensure that all children – particularly those most at risk – can meet challenging academic
standards. The SCSD uses its Title I, Part A allocation to pay for afterschool academic and youth
development programs, academic intervention and enrichment programming, parental involvement
and engagement activities, and academic support and services for students who are experiencing
homelessness.

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Refugee School Impact Program
$814,136

The Refugee School Impact Program is a comprehensive program to facilitate the integration of
refugee students and their families into the school district and the community. The program uses
include group and individual academic coaching and translation and interpretation services as well as
a nurse to assist with vaccination requirements and registration.

Literacy Zone Initiative

$600,000

Literacy Zone initiative programming targets individuals and families who experience generational
poverty, low literacy, and high rates of limited English language proficiency. It provides a systemic
focus on the literacy needs of public assistance recipients in the community by expanding the scope
and improving the delivery of comprehensive services to assist them in accessing the ten pathways
out of poverty.

Other Federal Dollars Which Support The District

Nearly $19 million more is budgeted in the district’s

Cafeteria Fund for the current school year which
provides funding to support meals to students. For
2024-25, the district anticipates students will
consume nearly five million meals at school, which
includes nutritious breakfast, lunch, and dinners (for
students participating in some after school
programs). All students in the district are eligible for
free lunches, and for some this is the only meal that
child gets in a day. Any cuts to this program could
have devastating impacts to the health of the
student population.

An additional $1.7 million of federal funds is budgeted in the general fund for the 2024-25 school
year, which, according to the district’s budget, “provides support for schools and libraries to obtain
affordable connectivity and broadband, Medicaid revenue for eligible services provided to students,
Impact Aid, which reimburses the District for property taxes not collected on low-income housing
properties in the District, and Medicare Part D retiree drug subsidy funding.”

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 2023-24 Syracuse City School District Federal Grant Dollars

23-24
Program and Type Amount
FEDERAL STIMULUS $40,865,264
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) $40,541,429
Homeless I - ARP $74,910
Homeless II - ARP $223,599
Homeless II - ARP - SLR $25,326
FORMULA $35,635,776
Indian Education Act $228,891
Perkins V/CTE $597,247
Section 611 - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) $7,097,283
Section 619 - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) $365,784
Title I, Part A: Improving Academic Achievement for the Disadvantaged $19,191,204
Title I, Part D: Neglected & Delinquent (N&D) Program $223,172
Title I: 1003 Basic School Improvement Grant (SIG) $4,000,000
Title I: School Improvement Grant (SIG) Targeted $250,000
Title II, Part A: Teacher & Principal Training & Recruiting $1,614,474
Title III, Part A: English Language Learner (ELL) Funds $456,165
Title III, Part A: Immigrant Funds $83,234
Title IV, Part A: Student Support & Academic Enrichment Program
(SSAE) $1,528,322
COMPETITIVE $12,383,704
21st Century Community Learning Centers (2022-27) $1,200,000
Afghan Refugee School Impact (ARSI) $517,877
Homeless Child Education (McKinney-Vento) $250,000
Literacy Zone Initiative: Syracuse East $150,000
Literacy Zone Initiative: Syracuse North $150,000
Literacy Zone Initiative: Syracuse South $150,000
Literacy Zone Initiative: Syracuse West $150,000
New York GEAR UP $419,440
RECOVS Learning Loss Program $2,500,000
RECOVS Mental Health Grant $2,500,000
Refugee School Impact Program $814,136
Refugee Social Services Program (RSSP) - Catholic Charities $445,600
School Climate Transformation Grant $1,163,240
STOP School Violence $333,248
Title I: NYSIP PLC Grant $900,000
Title I: SIG High School Redesign $100,000
WIOA - Literacy & Civics Grant $300,000
WIOA - Title II - Adult Literacy $258,068
WIOA - Title II - BOCES $82,095
The table above is derived from the district’s annual funding guide to its grant programs. Relevant
pages from that guide which cover federal grant funding is included as Appendix 1.
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 Federal Funding Across Syracuse

Direct federal funding to the City and SCSD are not the only areas which could feel impacts from a
changing federal landscape. Additional federal dollars flow towards a range of projects,
developments, and people throughout the Syracuse community. Those are dollars spent on creating
jobs and growing the economy, housing vulnerable people, and delivering healthcare to seniors,
people with disabilities, and low-income people and families.

The CHIPS and Science Act

Under the administration of President

Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala
Harris, the United States began making
major investments in onshoring the
semiconductor industry. This crucial
work, to build the foundational pieces
of technology that most modern
machinery uses – from the defense
industry to consumer products – will
create domestic supply chains for
semiconductor chips across the
country, creating more jobs in America
and ensuring that foreign actors cannot
disrupt the production of these goods.

The CHIPS and Science Act, authored by New York Senator Charles Schumer, the Senate Minority
Leader, created a multi-billion fund that is a vehicle for federal investment in the semiconductor
industry. The fund enabled the continued domestic expansion of Micron Technology, which has
selected Central New York as a site for future fabrication facilities. Additionally, Micron recently
announced the location of a new corporate office in Downtown Syracuse and investment in the new
STEAM School to support young people pursuing educational and career opportunities in the
technology sector.

Through the CHIPS and Science Act, and the continued leadership of Senator Schumer, Micron
received $6.1 billion in direct subsidies from the US Department of Commerce (White House Press
Office 2024). They will also be the recipient of tens of billions more in incentives through the
Advanced Manufacturing Tax Credit, which was part of the federal investment into the industry (Coin
2024). It is estimated the Micron project will create up to 50,000 direct and indirect job opportunities
over the next two decades in Central New York.

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Syracuse Housing Authority

The Syracuse Housing Authority (SHA) was created in 1935 by Mayor Rolland Marvin to study
alternatives to sub-standard housing conditions faced by many of Syracuse’s poorest residents. With
federal investment made available in 1937, they were able to build New York State’s first public
housing development, known as Pioneer Homes. It was one of the first five public housing
developments in the United States and was opened in 1940 (Searing 2021). Since that time, SHA has
developed a sprawling portfolio of properties across the City of Syracuse. In doing so, the agency now
owns or manages more than 2,500 apartments at 15 sites across the community. Tenants are
recipients of federal housing subsidies which provide access to below-market rents that are
determined by their income.

Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Grant

In July, 2024, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), along with U.S. Senators
Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Brandon Williams announced a $50 million
investment into the East Adams Street Transformation Project through the Choice Neighborhoods
Initiative Grant (CNI). Part of the overall plan to rebuild I-81 and reconnect Downtown neighborhoods
lost due to its construction; this $50 million federal investment will transform 600 aging public
housing units into a mixed-use, mixed-income neighborhood along East Adams Street. It will also
support the development of the Children’s Rising Center, a new facility that will provide early learning
opportunities and help address the lack of affordable childcare in the neighborhood.

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Housing/Homelessness Prevention

In the last five years, family homelessness across Central New York has risen 192%. Approximately 10%
of students in the Syracuse City School District are currently experiencing homelessness and with one
of the highest rates of childhood poverty in America, many fellow students teeter on the brink.
Serving the diverse population of homeless people in our community falls to our local Continuum of
Care (CoC) entity, the Housing and Homeless Coalition of Central New York (HHC), which serves
Onondaga, Oswego, and Cayuga Counties. Much of their funding is derived from contracts with HUD
to provide data analysis, direct outreach, and coordinate between local agencies that provide
emergency shelter and other crucial services for the unhoused population.

Affordable Housing

One of the biggest drivers of affordable housing construction is the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
(LIHTC) program which provides federal tax credits to developers in exchange for developing
affordable housing either through acquisition, rehabilitation, or new construction. According to HUD,
since its inception in 1987, the LIHTC program has resulted in more than 53,000 projects across the
country, and the creation of 3.65 million new units of affordable housing.

In Syracuse, there are more than 50 projects built with LIHTC support, which include Maple Heights,
Brighton Towers, and the Gardens at St. Anthony’s. In total, affordable developments across Syracuse
provide more than 2,700 units of much needed housing for thousands of residents in our community.
Local developers including Housing Visions, Christopher Community, Syracuse Housing Authority, and
others rely on LIHTC resources to finance these projects.

The construction of additional housing units is critical to addressing many of the housing challenges
in our community. For example, at the recently unveiled Moyer Carriage Lofts on Syracuse’s northside,
the largest affordable housing development in our City’s history, 128 units of new high-quality
housing came online. Despite being completely full, the development continues to maintain a waitlist
of several hundred people.

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 City Auditor Marion joins local officials and developers from Housing Visions to open
the new Moyer Carriages Lofts on Syracuse’s North Side.

Social Assistance Programs

Since the Great Depression, the federal government has taken a particular role in funding vulnerable
populations including senior citizens, people with disabilities, and low-income families. During
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, Social Security began as a monthly government pension
to senior citizens. Paid for by contributions made by working-age Americans, it offers a small monthly
income stream to people, beginning as early as age 62 and continuing until their retirement age (67
for people born after 1960). Currently, approximately one-quarter of Syracuse’s population is at the
age of eligibility for Social Security.

Medicare was created in 1965 as a healthcare plan for seniors who are mostly out of the workforce
and may no longer receive employer health benefits. At the same time, Medicaid was created to
provide additional healthcare support for low-income individuals and families.

According to the American Community Survey by the United States Census Bureau, the City of
Syracuse has more than 57,000 residents who are exclusively reliant on public health insurance
coverage, more than 40% of our population1. Broken down further, 51,258 residents are currently on
Medicaid. 5,903 are currently on Medicare. Another 528 residents are reliant on Veterans
1
Based on US Census American Community Survey 2023 civilian, non-institutionalized population estimate of 142,428.

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Administration health services. Of the City’s 60,652 households, about 28%, or 16,997 households
currently receive Social Security Income (SSI) (US Census Bureau, US Department of Commerce 2023).

The data also shows 29,150 City residents live in households that receive Social Security Income (SSI),
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or Food Stamps), or Public Assistance Cash Income
(US Census Bureau, US Department of Commerce 2023). These programs provide financial and food
assistance to some of the lowest-income households and individuals in the community and across the
country.

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 Findings

The City Of Syracuse Receives Millions Of Dollars In Federal Funds, Both Directly And Indirectly,
That Support Essential Services And Community Programs

Millions of dollars annually flow into the City of Syracuse from the federal government, both directly
to City government and across the community in a variety of ways. This is funding that impacts
thousands of people every day, from where and how they work, to how safe their neighborhoods are,
to keeping their families above water financially. This is critical to growing our economy and
developing the future of our region.

Plurality of Syracuse Residents Rely on Federally-Funded Social Safety Net Programs

More than 57,000 City residents use a federally subsidized health insurance program, more than
29,000 use federally subsidized income and food programs, and more than a quarter are eligible for
Social Security benefits. Syracuse, one of the poorest cities in America, continues to see its residents
benefit from a federal social safety net programs.

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 Recommendations

Ensure Federal Funding Is Protected Under New Administration And Congress Through Direct
Advocacy

With the amount of federal money that comes into the Syracuse, directly and indirectly, our City will
need a community-wide advocacy effort to ensure that money continues to flow in future years. That
means working with partners at all levels of government and with community organizations to identify
areas most at risk of cuts.

Furthermore, City departments that have received federal dollars in the past should correspond
directly with new federal agency leaders to reiterate the importance of continuing those funding
streams and provide proactive updates to agencies about how monies are being spent and
highlighting positive outcomes.

City Of Syracuse Should Issue Consolidated Annual Reports About Federal Funding Received
And How It Is Spent

With the City of Syracuse receiving millions of dollars each year in federal funding through grants, the
City should release an annual report detailing how much is received and what programs and projects
those dollars support. That would be a useful tool in advocating to the federal government for
additional support, but also a useful compendium for the Common Council and public to better
understand how the City is supported by federal dollars. In the event of future decreases in federal
support, such a report would be a useful tool in guiding City budget planning for both future
administrations and Councils so they could look back at what received federal support and where they
would be required to supplement with local dollars in the future.

Congress Should Expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program

The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program, established in 1986 and made permanent in 1993, has
been a highly successful incentive to generate the funding needed to create new affordable housing
units. Congress provides an annual allocation of tax credits to each state based on their population
and each state then determines their own rules for distributing the credits to developers and
investors. Each state’s available tax credits are limited to their annual allotment and most states
distribute the credits through a competitive application process. Some states provide additional layers
of subsidy grants and programs to help close budget gaps and stretch limited federal tax credits as far
as possible. Even still, the competitive nature of the process means numerous projects, including those
which meet all necessary guidelines, miss out each year.

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Without these incentives, most affordable rental projects don’t generate adequate profits to be
worthy investments; however, due to the credit, more than three million units have been created.
Congress should recognize the importance and value of these tax credits and increase the per capita
amount of these credits to provide additional funding to states to spur more affordable housing
development. These projects create much-needed high-quality housing at affordable rates, while also
creating construction and other jobs.

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FEDERAL STIMULUS
GRANTS
 FEDERAL STIMULUS GRANTS

Federal Stimulus Grants

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) $40,541,429

In response to the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on states nationwide,
the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was signed into law by President Biden on March 22, 2021.
New York State received $9 billion under ARPA and the District was allocated $108,864,013 under
the third Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER III) Fund. This allocation must
be spent over three years, with a grant end date of September 30, 2024. The planned expenditures
for each of the three years are detailed below.

Of the total amount allocated to SCSD from the State’s ARPA award, the District must reserve at
least 20 percent of funds to address learning loss through the implementation of evidence-based
interventions and ensure that those interventions respond to students’ social, emotional, and
academic needs, and address the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on underrepresented
student subgroups.

Funding supports professional, support, and clerical staff; extension of service; certified staff
stipends; contractual services; construction costs, transportation, and field trips; custodial,
instructional, and office supplies; and employee benefits.

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 FEDERAL STIMULUS GRANTS

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT - HOMELESS GRANTS

The SCSD currently receives McKinney-Vento Grant funding, which is intended to facilitate the
improved attendance, engagement, and academic success of children and youth who are homeless
or living in temporary housing. On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American
FEDERAL STIMULUS GRANTS
Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 to support the specific and urgent needs of homeless children and
AMERICAN
youth RESCUE the
experiencing PLAN ACT - HOMELESS
extraordinary impactGRANTS
of the pandemic. This funding is one-time emergency
supplemental funding
The SCSD currently period
receives offered to McKinney-Vento
McKinney-Vento Grant
Grant funding, which recipients.
is intended Funding
to facilitate thefrom these three
improved
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grants
attendance,
STIMULUS
is disbursed
engagement, aGRANTS
overand three-year time period.
academic success of children and youth who are homeless or living in temporary
AMERICAN
housing. On RESCUE PLAN
March 11, 2021,ACT - HOMELESS
President GRANTS
Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 to
support the specific and urgent needs of homeless children and youth experiencing the extraordinary impact of
The SCSD currently
the pandemic. receivesisMcKinney-Vento
This funding Grantsupplemental
one-time emergency funding, whichfunding
is intended
periodtooffered
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AMERICAN
attendance, RESCUE
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and ACT
academic - HOMELESS
success of I
children and youth who are homeless
Grant recipients. Funding from these three grants is disbursed over a three-year time period. or living $74,910
in temporary
housing. On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 to
This is the
support thefirst supplemental
specific and urgent funding opportunity madeandavailable to eligibletherecipients. Funding
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACTneeds of homeless
- HOMELESS I children youth experiencing extraordinary impact of
$74,910
supports emergency
the pandemic. supplies
This funding (suchemergency
is one-time as winter supplemental
clothing andfunding
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scheduled Fundingmeetings,
time period.
appointments, supports and
emergency supplies
after-school (such as winter clothing and personal hygiene supplies) and transportation for students and
activities.
AMERICAN
family members RESCUE PLANscheduled
to attend ACT - HOMELESS I
appointments, meetings, and after-school activities. $74,910
This is the first supplemental funding opportunity made available to eligible recipients. Funding supports
emergency supplies (such as winter clothing and personal hygiene supplies) and transportation for students and
family members to attend scheduled appointments, meetings, and after-school activities.

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT - HOMELESS II $223,599

AMERICAN
This funding isRESCUE
the secondPLAN ACT -one-time
supplemental HOMELESS II
emergency $223,599
funding offered to eligible recipients. Funding
supports clerical extension of service to assist in the identification and retention of homeless youth, contractual
This
feesfunding is tothe second supplemental one-time emergency funding offered to eligible recipients.
AMERICAN RESCUE
with CBOs PLANtutoring
provide ACT - HOMELESS
services and IIother educational opportunities, field trip admissions, $223,599
Funding
emergencysupports
suppliesclerical
(such asextension of service
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and personal in the
hygiene identification
supplies) and retention
and transportation for theoftargeted
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students andisfamily
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members supplemental
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tutoring
appointments, offered to after-school
services
meetings, and eligible recipients.
and other Funding
educational
activities.
supports clerical
opportunities, extension
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trip admissions, assist in the identification and as
supplies (such retention
winterof homeless
clothing youth,
and contractual
personal
fees with CBOs to provide tutoring services and other educational opportunities,
hygiene supplies) and transportation for the targeted students and family members to attendfield trip admissions,
emergency supplies (such as winter clothing and personal hygiene supplies) and transportation for the targeted
scheduled appointments, meetings, and after-school activities.
students and family members to attend scheduled appointments, meetings, and after-school activities.

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 FEDERAL STIMULUS GRANTS

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT - HOMELESS II - SLR $ 25,326

The SCSD received this additional allocation of ARPA funding to address the extraordinary rate of
FEDERAL STIMULUS GRANTS
homelessness in Syracuse. Funding is used to cover the cost of hourly extension of service for pupil
AMERICAN
service staffRESCUE
workingPLAN ACTtheir
outside - HOMELESS II - SLR
contractual $25,326
schedules to support the socio-emotional needs of
targeted students.
The SCSD received this additional allocation of ARPA funding to address the extraordinary rate of homelessness
in Syracuse. Funding is used to cover the cost of hourly extension of service for pupil service staff working
outside their contractual schedules to support the socio-emotional needs of targeted students.

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 FEDERAL STIMULUS GRANTS
Summary
F E D E RChart ofU LFederal
AL STIM U S G R A NStimulus
TS Grants

Summary Chart of Federal Stimulus Grants

Budget # Name Personnel Equipment
Contractual
Services
Supplies
Employee
Benefits
Total

G.25066 ARP Homeless I 21,371 53,539 74,910

Contractual Employee
Budget # Name Personnel Equipment Services Supplies Benefits Total
G.25096 ARP Homeless II 27,505 87,788 103,306 5,000 223,599
G.25066 ARP Homeless I 21,371 53,539 74,910

G.25846 AmericanARP
G.25096
Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
Homeless II
15,773,879 13,500,000
27,505
4,354,168 87,788
2,970,192
103,306
3,943,190
5,000
40,541,429
223,599

G.25846 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) 15,773,879 13,500,000

G.25866 APR Homeless II - SLR 19,904 1,5234,354,168 2,970,192 3,943,190
3,899 40,541,429
25,326
G.25866 APR Homeless II - SLR ,
19 904 1,523 3,899 25,326

Total 15,821,288 13,500,000 4,464,850 3,127,037 3,952,089 40,865,264

TOTAL 15,821,288 13,500,000 4,464,850 3,127,037 3,952,089 40,865,264

PERSONNEL
$3,952,089
10%

EQUIPMENT $3,127,037
7%
$15,821,288
$4,464,850 39%
CONTRACTUAL 11%
SERVICES

SUPPLIES $13,500,000
33%

EMPLOYEE TOTAL
BENEFITS $40,865,264

SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL AID FUND 2023-2024

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 F I N A N C I A L S TAT I S T I C S
FINANCIAL STATISTICS
Financial Statistics
Financial Statistics
FORMULA GRANTS
FORMULAGrantGRANTS
allocations based on a formula established by the funder, rather than on a competitive
Grantprocess.
allocations basedand
Formulas on aallocations,
formula established
determinedby thetofunder,
prior the grant rather than onmay
application, a competitive
be based onprocess.
such
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factors determined
poverty rate, prior to theorgrant
student achievement, other application, may bebybased
criteria established on such factors as
the funder.
poverty rate, student achievement, or other criteria established by the funder.
COMPETITIVE GRANTS
COMPETITIVE GRANTS
Public or private funding earmarked for special interests established by the funder, such as
Publicacademic
or privateintervention,
funding earmarked for special
student nutrition, interestsprogramming,
after-school established by the funder,
parent such
programs, as academic
school reform,
intervention, student
school safety, andnutrition, after-school
alternative programming,
education. The dollar amount,parent programs,
should schoolisreform,
it be awarded, school
determined
safety,byand
thealternative education.
quality of the applicationThe dollar amount,
in expressing should
the extent of itneed
be awarded, is determined
and the proposed by the
programmatic
qualitysolutions.
of the application in expressing the extent of need and the proposed programmatic solutions.

OTHER PROGRAMS
OTHER PROGRAMS
FundsFunds
from such sources
from such as collaborative
sources agreements
as collaborative agreementswith community-based
with community-basedorganizations
organizationsand
and
institutions of higher
institutions education,
of higher flow-through
education, funds
flow-through from
funds fromBOCES,
BOCES,tuition
tuitionreimbursement, andnon-
reimbursement, and non-
competitive county/state
competitive funding
county/state or business
funding partnerships.
or business partnerships.

$10,858,511
11%

FORMULA

$26,305,680
COMPETITIVE 28% $58,808,73
61%

OTHER

TOTAL
$95,972,924

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FORMULA GRANTS
APPROPRIATION
Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) 780,595
Employment Preparation Education (EPE) 2,920,021
Indian Education Act 228,891
Perkins V/CTE 597,247
School Health Services 1,080,183
School Library System Automation Aid 34,436
School Library System Operating Aid 107,069
School Library System Supplementary Aid 53,326
Section 4408 - Special Education Summer School Program 2,178,479
Section 4408 - Transportation 890,000
Section 611 - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 7,097,283
Section 619 - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 365,784
Title I, Part A: Improving Academic Achievement for the Disadvantaged 19,191,204
Title I, Part D: Neglected & Delinquent (N&D) Program 223,172
Title I: 1003 Basic School Improvement Grant (SIG) 4,000,000
Title I: School Improvement Grant (SIG) Targeted 250,000
Title II, Part A: Teacher & Principal Training & Recruiting 1,614,474
Title III, Part A: English Language Learner (ELL) Funds 456,165
Title III, Part A: Immigrant Funds 83,234
Title IV, Part A: Student Support & Academic Enrichment Program 1,528,322
Universal Pre-K (UPK) 15,128,848
Total Formula $58,808,733

COMPETITIVE GRANTS
APPROPRIATION
21st Century Community Learning Centers (2022-27) 1,200,000
Afghan Refugee School Impact (ARSI) 517,877
Agricultural Literacy Grant (Cornell) 1,200
Bank Street College of Education 137,000
Empire State After School Program (I) 1,318,400
Empire State After School Program (II) 800,000
Empire State After-School Program (III) 251,200
Extended Learning Time (ELT) 3,468,768
Homeless Child Education (McKinney-Vento) 250,000
Literacy Champions 750
Literacy Zone Initiative: Syracuse East 150,000
Literacy Zone Initiative: Syracuse North 150,000
Literacy Zone Initiative: Syracuse South 150,000
Literacy Zone Initiative: Syracuse West 150,000
Lockheed Martin CTE Equipment 20,000
Mentor Teacher Internship Program (MTIP) 65,000
My Brother's Keeper FCEP 125,000
My Brother's Keeper Fellows Program 23,800
New York GEAR UP 419,440
NY SNAP in School 50,000
Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) - ECHS at Corcoran 150,000
Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) - ECHS at Henninger 625,000

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COMPETITIVE GRANTS (CONTINUED)

APPROPRIATION
Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) - ECHS at ITC 484,532
Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) - ECHS at PSLA 625,000
RECOVS Learning Loss Program 2,500,000
RECOVS Mental Health Grant 2,500,000
Refugee & Immigrant Student Welcome Program (RISWP) 128,549
Refugee School Impact Program 814,136
Refugee Social Services Program (RSSP) - Catholic Charities 445,600
Say Yes to Education - Aid to Localities 350,000
School Climate Transformation Grant 1,163,240
Smart Scholars - Early College High School (ECHS) at ITC - Cohort 2 250,000
Smart Scholars - Early College High School (ECHS) at ITC - Cohort 3 190,000
Smart Scholars - Early College High School (ECHS) Program at Nottingham 82,547
Smart Start Program 500,000
STOP School Violence 333,248
Stronger Connections Grant 509,631
Student Mental Health Support 1,000,000
Teacher Center: Non-State 4,358
Teacher Resource and Computer Training Center 293,127
Teachers of Tomorrow Program One 460,000
Teachers of Tomorrow SMBE 403,600
Title I: NYSIP PLC Grant 900,000
Title I: SIG High School Redesign 100,000
Universal Full-Day Prekindergarten - Statewide 1,604,514
WIOA - Literacy & Civics Grant 300,000
WIOA - Title II - Adult Literacy 258,068
WIOA - Title II - BOCES 82,095
Total Competitive $26,305,680

OTHER GRANTS
APPROPRIATION
Americanization League 45,000
Connect Kids Transportation 5,480
Dick's Sports Matter 24,000
Elmcrest Campus School 2,134,406
Elmcrest Summer School 191,591
National Grid NSBE 53,150
Pre-K Evaluation 3-5 442,225
Pre-K Related Services 3-5 (SEIT) 495,572
Pre-K Related Services Only 367,419
Pre-K Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) 376,856
Special Class in an Integrated Setting (SCIS) 3-5 6,148,798
Special Class in an Integrated Setting (SCIS) 3-5 Summer 511,109
Summer - Half Day - 3 & 4 Year Olds 62,905
Total Other $10,858,511

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Summary
Summary ChartChart of Special
of Special Aid Revenue
Aid Revenue
A TEN-YEAR
A TEN-YEAR PERSPECTIVE
PERSPECTIVE
Fiscal Federal State Local Agencies Total
Year
Fiscal Year Federal State Local Agencies Total
2014-15
2014-15 $50,157,108
$50,157,108 $21,542,041
$21,542,041 $10,427,725
$10,427,725 $82,126,874
$82,126,874
2015-16
2015-16 $43,450,783
$43,450,783 $26,596,802
$26,596,802 $10,065,807
$10,065,807 $80,113,392
$80,113,392
2016-17 $41,305,977 $25,835,618 $10,336,903 $77,478,498
2016-17 $41,305,977 $25,835,618 $10,336,903 $77,478,498
2017-18 $36,128,647 $39,990,828 $10,476,064 $86,595,539
2017-18 $36,128,647 $39,990,828 $10,476,064 $86,595,539
2018-19 $35,611,144 $35,459,425 $11,124,414 $82,194,983
2018-19 $35,611,144 $35,459,425 $11,124,414 $82,194,983
2019-20 $33,294,199 $34,302,813 $10,266,227 $77,863,239
2019-20 $33,294,199 $34,302,813 $10,266,227 $77,863,239
2020-21 $36,124,486 $34,033,381 $8,575,745 $78,733,612
2020-21 $36,124,486 $34,033,381 $8,575,745 $78,733,612
2021-22 $35,049,443 $31,480,653 $9,538,787 $76,068,883
2021-22 $35,049,443 $31,480,653 $9,538,787 $76,068,883
2022-23 $41,050,787 $33,288,866 $10,530,398 $84,870,061
2022-23
2023-24 $41,050,787
$48,019,480 $33,288,866
$33,978,031 $10,530,398
$13,975,413 $84,870,061
$95,972,924
2023-24 $48,019,480 $33,978,031 $13,975,413 $95,972,924
2023-24 CHART OF SPECIAL AID REVENUE

$13,975,413
15%

FEDERAL

STATE $48,019,480
50%
$33,978,031
35%
LOCAL

TOTAL
$95,972,924

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FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS

APPROPRIATION
21st Century Community Learning Centers (2022-27) 1,200,000
Afghan Refugee School Impact (ARSI) 517,877
Homeless Child Education (McKinney-Vento) 250,000
Indian Education Act 228,891
Literacy Zone Initiative: Syracuse East 150,000
Literacy Zone Initiative: Syracuse North 150,000
Literacy Zone Initiative: Syracuse South 150,000
Literacy Zone Initiative: Syracuse West 150,000
New York GEAR UP 419,440
Perkins V/CTE 597,247
RECOVS Learning Loss Program 2,500,000
RECOVS Mental Health Grant 2,500,000
Refugee School Impact Program 814,136
Refugee Social Services Program (RSSP) - Catholic Charities 445,600
School Climate Transformation Grant 1,163,240
Section 611 - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 7,097,283
Section 619 - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 365,784
STOP School Violence 333,248
Title I, Part A: Improving Academic Achievement for the Disadvantaged 19,191,204
Title I, Part D: Neglected & Delinquent (N&D) Program 223,172
Title I: 1003 Basic School Improvement Grant (SIG) . 4,000,000
Title I: NYSIP PLC Grant 900,000
Title I: School Improvement Grant (SIG) Targeted 250,000
Title I: SIG High School Redesign 100,000
Title II, Part A: Teacher & Principal Training & Recruiting 1,614,474
Title III, Part A: English Language Learner (ELL) Funds . 456,165
Title III, Part A: Immigrant Funds 83,234
Title IV, Part A: Student Support & Academic Enrichment Program 1,528,322
WIOA - Literacy & Civics Grant 300,000
WIOA - Title II - Adult Literacy 258,068
WIOA - Title II - BOCES 82,095
Total Federal $48,019,480

STATE FUNDED PROGRAMS

APPROPRIATION
Connect Kids Transportation 5,480
Empire State After School Program (I) 1,318,400
Empire State After School Program (II) 800,000
Empire State After-School Program (III) 251,200
Employment Preparation Education (EPE) 2,920,021
Extended Learning Time (ELT) 3,468,768
Mentor Teacher Internship Program (MTIP) 65,000
My Brother’s Keeper FCEP 125,000
My Brother's Keeper Fellows Program 23,800
NY SNAP in School 50,000
Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) - ECHS at Corcoran 150,000
Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) - ECHS at Henninger 625,000

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STATE FUNDED PROGRAMS (CONTINUED)

APPROPRIATION
Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) - ECHS at ITC 484,532
Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) - ECHS at PSLA 625,000
Refugee & Immigrant Student Welcome Program (RISWP) 128,549
Say Yes to Education - Aid to Localities 350,000
School Health Services 1,080,183
School Library System Automation Aid 34,436
School Library System Operating Aid 107,069
School Library System Supplementary Aid 53,326
Section 4408 - Transportation 890,000
Smart Scholars - Early College High School (ECHS) at ITC - Cohort 2 250,000
Smart Scholars - Early College High School (ECHS) at ITC - Cohort 3 190,000
Smart Scholars - Early College High School (ECHS) Program at Nottingham 82,547
Smart Start Program 500,000
Stronger Connections Grant 509,631
Student Mental Health Support 1,000,000
Teacher Resource and Computer Training Center 293,127
Teachers of Tomorrow Program One 460,000
Teachers of Tomorrow SMBE 403,600
Universal Full-Day Prekindergarten - Statewide 1,604,514
Universal Pre-K (UPK) 15,128,848
Total State $33,978,031

LOCALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS

APPROPRIATION
Agricultural Literacy Grant (Cornell) 1,200
Americanization League 45,000
Bank Street College of Education 137,000
Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) 780,595
Dick's Sports Matter 24,000
Elmcrest Campus School 2,134,406
Elmcrest Summer School 191,591
Literacy Champions 750
Lockheed Martin CTE Equipment 20,000
National Grid NSBE 53,150
Pre-K Evaluation 3-5 442,225
Pre-K Related Services 3-5 (SEIT) 495,572
Pre-K Related Services Only 367,419
Pre-K Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) 376,856
Section 4408 - Special Education Summer School Program 2,178,479
Special Class in an Integrated Setting (SCIS) 3-5 6,148,798
Special Class in an Integrated Setting (SCIS) 3-5 Summer 511,109
Summer - Half Day - 3 & 4 Year Olds 62,905
Teacher Center: Non-State 4,358
Total Local $13,975,413

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AID APPROPRIATIONS

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Summary Chart of Special Aid Revenue

Budget # Name Personnel Equipment Contractual Supplies Employee Total
Services Benefits
G.18212 Bank Street College of Education 23,500 59,000 35,526 18,974 137,000
G.23896 Title I: NYSIP PLC Grant 635,156 56,546 37,695 170,603 900,000
G.24001 School Library System Operating Aid 80,584 444 26,041 107,069
G.24003 Indian Education Act 138,525 32,348 7,700 50,318 228,891
G.24011 Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) - ECHS at ITC 195,175 194,110 27,718 67,529 484,532
G.24016 New York GEAR UP 188,889 134,611 17,895 78,045 419,440
G.24021 Smart Scholars - Early College High School (ECHS) at ITC - Cohort 3 103,471 63,909 2,370 20,250 190,000
G.24022 Pre-K Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) 242,108 1,250 133,498 376,856
G.24031 Say Yes to Education - Aid to Localities 266,170 83,830 350,000
G.24041 Smart Scholars - Early College High School (ECHS) at ITC - Cohort 2 125,297 72,306 28,068 24,329 250,000
G.24046 Homeless Child Education (McKinney-Vento) 250,000 250,000
G.24051 Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) - ECHS at PSLA 243,037 274,028 36,900 71,035 625,000
G.24061 Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) - ECHS at Henninger 288,046 210,733 20,940 105,281 625,000
G.24071 Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) - ECHS at Corcoran 69,608 17,023 38,000 25,369 150,000
G.24081 Empire State After-School Program (III) 119,870 97,724 4,000 29,606 251,200
G.24082 Pre-K Related Services 3-5 (SEIT) 354,259 1,250 140,063 495,572
G.24092 Pre-K Evaluation 3-5 321,417 1,250 119,558 442,225
G.24112 Americanization League 27,560 17,440 45,000
G.24116 Section 619 - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 183,536 65,780 14,494 101,974 365,784
G.24132 Section 4408 - Special Education Summer School Program 1,127,209 822,479 6,000 222,791 2,178,479
G.24135 Perkins V/CTE 107,177 467,743 22,327 597,247
G.24136 WIOA - Title II - BOCES 45,681 4,792 31,622 82,095
G.24172 Elmcrest Campus School 1,167,455 514,928 6,255 445,768 2,134,406
G.24176 WIOA - Literacy & Civics Grant 207,700 18,045 74,255 300,000
G.24182 Pre-K Related Services Only 266,122 1,250 100,047 367,419
G.24192 Special Class Integrated Setting (SCIS) 3-5 Summer 430,059 81,050 511,109
G.24196 WIOA - Title II - Adult Literacy 90,156 131,956 35,956 258,068
G.24216 Title I, Part A: Improving Academic Achievement for Disadvantaged 11,985,129 3,097,295 441,475 3,667,305 19,191,204
G.24256 Title III, Part A: Immigrant Funds 47,315 26,605 9,314 83,234
G.24301 Teacher Resource and Computer Training Center 167,205 59,299 8,162 58,461 293,127
G.24311 Extended Learning Time (ELT) 1,575,502 1,296,664 95,400 501,202 3,468,768
G.24316 Title I, Part D: Neglected & Delinquent (N&D) Program 155,400 8,185 59,587 223,172
G.24321 Refugee & Immigrant Student Welcome Program (RISWP) 78,508 9,000 41,041 128,549
G.24322 Special Class Integrated Setting (SCIS) 3-5 4,266,599 1,882,199 6,148,798
G.24341 School Health Services 774,680 305,503 1,080,183
G.24346 21st Century Community Learning Centers (2022-27) 602,953 428,405 27,844 140,798 1,200,000
G.24366 Title I: School Improvement Grant (SIG) Targeted 86,349 135,595 11,093 16,963 250,000
G.24372 Elmcrest Summer School 81,589 72,448 15,522 22,032 191,591
G.24376 Title II, Part A: Teacher & Principal Training & Recruiting 975,281 334,049 14,685 290,459 1,614,474
G.24381 Employment Preparation Education (EPE) 1,386,300 182,402 470,223 359,677 521,419 2,920,021
G.24386 Refugee School Impact Program 314,648 171,308 229,000 99,180 814,136
G.24392 Summer - Half Day - 3 & 4 Year Olds 54,754 8,151 62,905
G.24396 Afghan Refugee School Impact (ARSI) 340,000 31,150 146,727 517,877
G.24441 Smart Scholars - Early College High School (ECHS) at Nottingham 45,673 24,315 3,566 8,993 82,547
G.24446 Refugee Social Services Program (RSSP) - Catholic Charities 268,823 27,060 149,717 445,600
G.24452 Lockheed Martin CTE Equipment 20,000 20,000
G.24456 Literacy Zone Initiative: Syracuse South 87,044 19,534 2,000 41,422 150,000
G.24461 Mentor Teacher Internship Program (MTIP) 44,400 3,910 16,690 65,000
G.24462 Dick's Sports Matter 24,000 24,000
G.24466 Literacy Zone Initiative: Syracuse East 87,287 22,171 1,070 39,472 150,000
G.24476 Literacy Zone Initiative: Syracuse North 98,394 12,337 39,269 150,000
G.24486 Literacy Zone Initiative: Syracuse West 97,044 15,904 2,100 34,952 150,000
G.24503 School Climate Transformation Grant 628,089 230,785 147,000 157,366 1,163,240
G.24511 Universal Pre-K (UPK) 7,218,453 4,535,000 387,500 2,987,895 15,128,848
G.24516 Title III, Part A: English Language Learner (ELL) Funds 271,762 32,944 17,682 133,777 456,165

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Summary Chart of Special Aid Revenue (Continued)
Budget # Summary Chart of Special Aid Revenue (Continued)
Name Personnel Equipment Contractual
Services
Supplies
Employee
Benefits
Total
G.24581 School Library
Budget # System
Name Automation Aid 7,657
Personnel Equipment 23,280 Supplies
Contractual 533
Employee 2,966 Total 34,436
G.24591 Services Benefits
Teachers of Tomorrow Program One 258,400 201,600 460,000
G.24581 School Library System Automation Aid 7,657 23,280 533 2,966 34,436
G.24592 Teacher Center: Non-State 514 3,844 4,358
G.24591 Teachers of Tomorrow Program One 258,400 201,600 460,000
G.24611 Universal Full Day Prekindergarten - Statewide 733,704 431,477 132,370 306,963 1,604,514
G.24592 Teacher Center: Non-State 514 3,844 4,358
G.24621 Connect Kids Transportation 5,480 5,480
G.24611 Universal Full Day Prekindergarten - Statewide 733,704 431,477 132,370 306,963 1,604,514
G.24631 School Library System Supplementary Aid 30,758 8,320 14,2485,480 53,326
G.24621 Connect Kids Transportation 5,480
G.24641 Student Mental Health
G.24631 Support
School Library System Supplementary Aid 30,758 931,955 8,320 68,045 14,248 53,326 1,000,000
G.24652 National
G.24641Grid NSBE
Student Mental Health Support 51,430
931,955 68,045 1,720 1,000,000 53,150
G.24662 Agricultural
G.24652 Literacy Grant
National Grid(Cornell)
NSBE 51,430 1,720 1,200 53,150 1,200
G.24671 MyG.24662
Brother's Keeper Fellows
Agricultural Program
Literacy Grant (Cornell) 21,300 1,200 2,500 1,200 23,800
G.24691 G.24671of Tomorrow
Teachers My Brother's
SMBE Keeper Fellows Program 21,300
403,600 2,500 23,800 403,600
G.24702 G.24691 Teachers of Tomorrow SMBE 403,600 403,600
Literacy Champions 750 750
G.24702 Literacy Champions 750 750
G.24776 Title I: SIG High School Redesign 74,353 5,838 5,221 14,588 100,000
G.24776 Title I: SIG High School Redesign 74,353 5,838 5,221 14,588 100,000
G.24796 Title IV, Part A: Student Support & Academic Enrichment Program 113,827 1,372,206 17,906 24,383 1,528,322
G.24796 Title IV, Part A: Student Support & Academic Enrichment Program 113,827 1,372,206 17,906 24,383 1,528,322
G.24841 Smart Start Program 194,552 198,256 69,350 37,842 500,000
G.24841 Smart Start Program 194,552 198,256 69,350 37,842 500,000
G.24881 Empire State After
G.24881 School
Empire StateProgram (I) Program (I)
After School 825,990
825,990 296,191
296,191 23,250 23,250 172,969 172,969
1,318,400 1,318,400
G.24922 NYG.24922
SNAP in School
NY SNAP in School 30,591
30,591 14,175
14,175 5,234 5,234
50,000 50,000
G.24926 Section 611 - Individuals
G.24926 Section 611with Disabilities
- Individuals Education
with Disabilities Act (IDEA)
Education Act (IDEA) 3,975,815
3,975,815 1,343,134
1,343,134 199,014 199,0141,579,320 1,579,320
7,097,283 7,097,283
G.24951 Section 4408 - Transportation
G.24951 Section 4408 - Transportation 890,000
890,000 890,000 890,000
G.24971 MyG.24971 My Brother's
Brother's Keeper FCEP Keeper FCEP 32,100
32,100 74,000
74,000 5,022 5,022 13,878 125,000
13,878 125,000
G.24972 G.24972 Committee on Preschool Education (CPSE) 579,560 201,035 780,595
Committee on Preschool Education (CPSE) 579,560 201,035 780,595
G.24981 Empire State After School Program (II) 395,541 302,872 16,000 85,587 800,000
G.24981 Empire State After School Program (II) 395,541 302,872 16,000 85,587 800,000
G.25191 RECOVS Learning Loss Program 305,970 2,051,474 66,000 76,556 2,500,000
G.25191 RECOVS Learning Loss Program 305,970 2,051,474 66,000 76,556 2,500,000
G.25201 RECOVS Mental Health Grant 1,538,841 404,160 556,999 2,500,000
G.25201 RECOVS Mental Health Grant 1,538,841 404,160 556,999 2,500,000
G.25236 Title I: 1003 Basic School Improvement Grant (SIG) 1,876,437 1,465,055 248,700 409,808 4,000,000
G.25236 Title I: 1003 BasicStronger
G.25306 SchoolConnections
Improvement
GrantGrant (SIG) 1,876,437
144,454 1,465,055 166,600
150,374 248,700 48,203 409,808
509,631 4,000,000
G.25306 Stronger
G.25553Connections GrantViolence
STOP School 144,454 150,374
327,248 6,000 166,600 48,203
333,248 509,631
G.25553 STOP School Violence
TOTAL 49,905,498 182,402 327,248 3,151,311
25,505,681 6,000
17,228,032 95,972,924 333,248

Total 49,905,498 182,402 25,505,681 3,151,311 17,228,032 95,972,924

PERSONNEL
$17,228,032
18%
EQUIPMENT
$3,151,311
3%
CONTRACTUAL $49,905,498
SERVICES 52%
SUPPLIES $25,505,681
26%

EMPLOYEE
BENEFITS
TOTAL
$182,402 $95,972,924
1%
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FORMULA GRANTS
COMMITTEE ON PRESCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION (CPSE) $780,595
COMMITTEE ON PRESCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION (CPSE) $780,595
Onondaga County funding supports costs associated with requirements of the Committee on
Onondaga County funding supports costs associated with requirements of the Committee on Preschool Special
Preschool Special Education (CPSE). The CPSE is required to review, approve, and recommend
Education (CPSE). The CPSE is required to review, approve, and recommend placements for all prekindergarten
placements for all prekindergarten students who receive special education services.
students who receive special education services.
Funding supports the salaries and benefits of .70 of 1.0 FTE CPSE coordinator, 3.0 FTE CPSE
Funding supports the salaries and benefits of .70 of 1.0 FTE CPSE coordinator, 3.0 FTE CPSE committee members,
committee members
and 3.50 FTE , and
support staff 3.50 FTE support staff members.\
members.

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EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION EDUCATION (EPE) $2,920,021

The Syracuse City School District operates several adult education programs with Employment
FORMULA GRANTS
Preparation Education (EPE) funds provided by the State Education Department, Office of Adult
Education and Workforce Development. EPE programs offer adult students who are aged 21–65 the
opportunity
EMPLOYMENT to obtain a High School
PREPARATION Equivalency
EDUCATION (EPE) Diploma, learn English as a New Language (ENL),
$2,920,021
improve literacy and numeracy skills for the workplace, grow in their role in family literacy support,
Theparticipate
and Syracuse CityinSchool
careerDistrict operates
training at noseveral
cost toadult
them.education programs with Employment Preparation
Education (EPE) funds provided by the State Education Department, Office of Adult Education and Workforce
Development.
Courses EPE programs
are offered in the offer adult students
following who are
instructional agedAdult
areas: 21–65Basic
the opportunity
Educationto(ABE),
obtain High
a HighSchool
School
Equivalency Diploma, learn English as a New Language (ENL), improve literacy and numeracy skills for the
Equivalency (HSE), Pre-HSE and HSE Test Preparation, Regents-HSE Pathway, National External
workplace, grow in their role in family literacy support, and participate in career training at no cost to them.
Diploma Program (NEDP), English as a New Language (ENL), Distance Learning, Family Literacy,
Integrated
Courses areEmployment
offered in the Training
following (IET), and other
instructional training
areas: programs
Adult Basic when
Education available.
(ABE), The District
High School
strategically operates educational programming within its schools, community sites,
Equivalency (HSE), Pre-HSE and HSE Test Preparation, Regents-HSE Pathway, National External Diploma and at the
Program
Onondaga County
(NEDP), English Justice
as a New Center.
Language (ENL), Distance Learning, Family Literacy, Integrated Employment Training
(IET), and other training programs when available. The District strategically operates educational programming
Funding
within itssupports the salaries
schools, community and
sites, benefits
and of more County
at the Onondaga than 20 staffCenter.
Justice members including teachers, a
nationality worker, several clerical staff, a data manager, and a case manager, as well as hourly pay
Funding
and supports
extension of the salaries
service forand benefitsteachers
part-time of more than
and20service
staff members including
providers. teachers,
It also supportsa nationality
the cost of
worker, several clerical staff, a data manager, and a case manager, as well as hourly pay
site rental for adult education programs, instructional and testing supplies, and computers for and extension of service
online
for part-time teachers and service providers. It also supports the cost of site rental for adult education programs,
testing and instruction, as well as travel to mandated meetings and professional development
instructional and testing supplies, and computers for online testing and instruction, as well as travel to mandated
workshops
meetings and and indirect costs.
professional development workshops and indirect costs.

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FORMULA GRANTS
INDIAN EDUCATION ACT $228,891
INDIAN
The EDUCATION
Indian EducationACT Formula Grant provides funding to improve and reform educational programs $228,891
for
Thethe district’s
Indian Native
Education American
Formula Grant students. This grant
provides funding will continue
to improve toeducational
and reform be used toprograms
help improve
for the
achievement inAmerican
district’s Native ELA andstudents.
mathematics andwill
This grant to continue
increasetoattendance rates
be used to help by providing
improve additional
achievement in ELA and
academic
mathematics andandsocial/cultural intervention
to increase attendance ratesservices for additional
by providing Native American
academic students in grades
and social/cultural K-8.
intervention
services for Native American students in grades K-8.
With the increase in enrollment of Native American students across the district, this year’s grant has
With the
again seen increase in enrollment
an increase of Nativeover
in allocation American students
previous across
years. the district,
Funding this year’s
supports grant hassalaries
the full-time again seen an
increase in allocation over previous years. Funding supports the full-time salaries and benefits of
and benefits of three instructional staff members. It also pays for program supplies, in-district travel three
instructional staff members. It also pays for program supplies, in-district travel reimbursement, professional
reimbursement, professional development for program staff, culturally relevant field trips, and
development for program staff, culturally relevant field trips, and presentations for students, as well as indirect
presentations
costs. for students, as well as indirect costs.

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PERKINS
FORMULA V/CTE
GRANTS $597,247

The Perkins V legislation, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act,
FORMULA
provides GRANTS
states and local education agencies with a critical framework to center equity within
Career
PERKINS and Technical Education (CTE) programming. Perkins V expands opportunities for every
V/CTE $597,247
student to explore, choose, and follow career and technical education programs of study with
The Perkins V legislation, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, provides states
career
PERKINSpathways
V/CTE to earn industry-recognized credentials. $597,247
and local education agencies with a critical framework to center equity within Career and Technical Education
(CTE) programming.
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professional of study with career pathways to earn industry-recognized credentials.
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readiness/exploration, and pathways,
work-based contractual
coaching, consultancy to provide coaching, professional development and curriculum building, consultancy
costs with MACNY to provide career coaches, career readiness/exploration, and work-based learning activities,
learning
costs with activities, student transportation
a career preparation to participate
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for test and academic job preparation
student transportation to participate in career exploration, internships, job shadowing, and industry and college
in the Fire Rescue,
shadowing, and Law Enforcement,
industry and Emergency
college visits, Medical
and Technician,
indirect costs. and Forensic Science pathways, contractual
visits, and indirect costs.
costs with MACNY to provide career coaches, career readiness/exploration, and work-based learning activities,
student transportation to participate in career exploration, internships, job shadowing, and industry and college
visits, and indirect costs.

SCHOOL HEALTH
SCHOOL HEALTHSERVICES
SERVICES $1,080,183
$1,080,183
Funding from the New York State Education Department supports the District’s Health Services initiatives by
Funding
SCHOOL from
HEALTHtheSERVICES
New York State Education Department supports the District’s Health Services
supporting the salaries and benefits of 14.0 FTE nurses located in various school sites throughout the$1,080,183
District.
initiatives by supporting
School nurses are responsiblethefor
salaries
primaryand benefits
health care inof
the14.0 FTEsetting,
school nurses located
serving as ain various
direct school sites
link between health
Funding from
throughout theDistrict.
the New York State Education
School Department supports the District’s Health
careServices initiatives by
care providers, families, staff, and nurses are
community responsible
agencies for primary
to assure health
access and continuity ofinhealth
the school
care forsetting,
students.
supporting the salaries and benefits of 14.0 FTE nurses located in various school sites throughout the District.
serving as a direct link between health care providers, families, staff, and community agencies to
School nurses are responsible for primary health care in the school setting, serving as a direct link between health
assure access families,
care providers, and continuity ofcommunity
staff, and health care for students.
agencies to assure access and continuity of health care for students.

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FORMULA GRANTS
SCHOOL LIBRARY SYSTEM AUTOMATION AID $34,436

The School
SCHOOL LibrarySYSTEM
LIBRARY SystemAUTOMATION
was created byAIDNew York State to coordinate resource sharing, $34,436
collection development,
SCHOOL LIBRARY SYSTEMlibrary automation,
AUTOMATION AIDprofessional development, special needs library$34,436
The School Library System was created by New York State to coordinate resource sharing, collection development,
services, communication, and statewide collaboration among all school libraries in the system.
library
The automation,
School professional
Library System development,
was created by New special needs
York State library services,
to coordinate communication,
resource and statewide
sharing, collection development,
collaboration
library
Funding amongmembership
automation,
supports all school libraries
professional costsinfor
thethe
development, system.
special needs
School librarySystems
Library services, Association,
communication, andaccess
data statewide
collaboration among all school libraries in the system.
subscriptions, and library media specialists’ hourly extension of service and benefits to participate in
Funding supports membership costs for the School Library Systems Association, data access subscriptions, and
professional
library media development.
specialists’ hourly extension of service and benefits to participate in professional development.
Funding supports membership costs for the School Library Systems Association, data access subscriptions, and
library media specialists’ hourly extension of service and benefits to participate in professional development.

SCHOOL LIBRARY
SCHOOL LIBRARY SYSTEM
SYSTEM OPERATING
OPERATING AID AID $107,069
$107,069
SCHOOL LIBRARY SYSTEM OPERATING AID $107,069
The School
The School Library
LibrarySystem
Systemwaswas
created by New
created byYork
NewState
YorktoState
coordinate resource sharing,
to coordinate resourcecollection
sharing,development,
library
The automation,
School professional
Library System was development,
created by New special
York needs
State library services,
to coordinate communication,
resource sharing,needsand statewide
collection development,
collection development, library automation, professional development, special library
collaboration
library amongprofessional
automation, all school libraries in the system.
development, special needs library services, communication, and statewide
services, communication, and statewide collaboration among all school libraries in the system.
collaboration among all school libraries in the system.
Funding covers the salary and benefits of a 1.0 FTE administrator and a portion of an office assistant, as well as
Funding covers the salary and benefits of a 1.0 FTE administrator and a portion of an office
library and
Funding technology
covers supplies.
the salary and benefits of a 1.0 FTE administrator and a portion of an office assistant, as well as
assistant, as well as library and technology supplies.
library and technology supplies.

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FORMULA GRANTS
SCHOOL LIBRARY SYSTEM SUPPLEMENTARY AID $53,326

Supplemental Aid is used to support all initiatives of the SCSD’s School Library System, including $53,326
SCHOOL LIBRARY SYSTEM SUPPLEMENTARY AID
resource sharing, collection development, library automation, professional development, special
Supplemental
needs Aid is usedcommunication
library services, to support all initiatives of the SCSD’s
and statewide School Librarythe
collaboration, System, including
circulation andresource sharing,
cataloging
collection development, library automation, professional development, special needs library services,
systems, online public access catalog, school library portal pages, and electronic resource
communication and statewide collaboration, the circulation and cataloging systems, online public access catalog,
subscriptions.
school library portal pages, and electronic resource subscriptions.
Funding supportsthe
Funding supports the salary
salary andand benefits
benefits of .60ofFTE
.60 FTE clerical
clerical support
support staff, staff,and
supplies, supplies, and materials.
materials.

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FORMULA GRANTS
SECTION 4408 - SPECIAL EDUCATION SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM $2,178,479
FORMULA GRANTS
The SCSD4408
SECTION provides a six-week
- SPECIAL summer
EDUCATION schoolSCHOOL
SUMMER programPROGRAM
in July and August for SCSD students $2,178,479
with special
SECTION 4408needs. Participating
- SPECIAL EDUCATION students
SUMMER are those
SCHOOL who have been identified by the Committee
PROGRAM $2,178,479
The
on SCSD provides
Special Educationa six-week
(CSE) summer schooltwelve-month
as requiring program in Julyprogramming
and August for SCSD students
to sustain withof
levels special needs.
progress
Participating
Theto
and SCSD
avoid students
provides
learning are those
a six-week who
summer
loss during have been
school
the identified
program
summer by the
in JulyIn
months. and Committee
August for
addition on Special Education
SCSD students
to those served with (CSE)
special
directly as
byneeds.
the
requiring twelve-month
Participating studentsalso programming
are those who to sustain
have been levels of progress
identified by thewho and to avoid
Committee on learning
Special loss during(CSE)
Education the summer
as
SCSD, the program serves students with disabilities are placed for services with Approved
months.
requiringIntwelve-month
addition to those served directly
programming by the
to sustain SCSD,
levels of the program
progress andalso serves
to avoid students
learning losswith disabilities
during who
the summer
Special Education
are placed Programs.
for services with Approved Special Education Programs.
months. In addition to those served directly by the SCSD, the program also serves students with disabilities who
are placed
Funding for services
supports thewith Approved
salaries Special Education
and benefits Programs.clerical, and support staff, contractual,
of professional,
Funding supports the salaries and benefits of professional, clerical, and support staff, contractual, tuition and
tuition
serviceand service fees
andtosupplies
BOCES, andand supplies and materials.
Fundingfees to BOCES,
supports the salaries materials.
and benefits of professional, clerical, and support staff, contractual, tuition and
service fees to BOCES, and supplies and materials.

SECTION 4408
SECTION 4408 - TRANSPORTATION
- TRANSPORTATION $890,000
$890,000
SECTION 4408 - TRANSPORTATION $890,000
TheSCSD
The SCSD provides
providesa six-week
a six-weeksummer school
summer program
school in July and
program August
in July andfor SCSD students
August for SCSD with disabilities.
students with
Participating
The students
SCSD provides are those
a six-week who have
summer been identified
school by the
andCommittee
August for on Special Education (CSE) as
disabilities. Participating students are thoseprogram
who havein July
been identified SCSD
by thestudents
Committeewith disabilities.
on Special
requiring twelve-month
Participating students areprogramming to sustain
those who have levels of progress
been identified and to avoid
by the Committee on learning loss during(CSE)
Special Education the summer
as
Education (CSE) as
months. Funding requiring
supports twelve-monthcosts
the transportation programming
for these to sustain levels of progress and to avoid
students.
requiring twelve-month programming to sustain levels of progress and to avoid learning loss during the summer
learning
months.loss during
Funding the summer
supports months. Funding
the transportation supports
costs for these the transportation costs for these students.
students.

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FORMULA GRANTS
SECTION 611 – INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA) $7,097,283
SECTION611
Section 611 – INDIVIDUAL
IDEA WITH DISABILITIES
funds are federal funds flowing EDUCATION
through the ACT (IDEA)
New $7,097,283
York State Education Department
that support
Section services
611 IDEA funds and programming
are federal for students
funds flowing with
through the New disabilities. Through Department
York State Education these funds, thesupport
that
District
servicesprovides direct services
and programming to more
for students than 3,800Through
with disabilities. students,theseaged 3 the
funds, to 21. An additional
District 384services
provides direct
students receive
to more than 3,800special education
students, aged 3 to services through
21. An additional local
384 Approved
students receiveSpecial Education
special education Providers
services through
local Approved
(ASEPs). TheseSpecial Education
providers Providers (ASEPs).
are considered These providers
sub-recipients, and are
theconsidered sub-recipients,
District uses these fundsandtothepay
District uses these funds to pay them on a per-student basis for the programming
them on a per-student basis for the programming they provide to District students. they provide to District
students.
Funding supports the salaries, extension of service, and benefits of professional, clerical and
Funding supports the salaries, extension of service, and benefits of professional, clerical and support staff, ASEP
support staff, ASEP provider fees, professional development, student transportation, field trips,
provider fees, professional development, student transportation, field trips, travel and conference fees for staff,
travel and conference fees for staff, and indirect costs.
and indirect costs.

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FORMULA GRANTS
SECTION 619 – INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA) $365,784
Section
SECTION619619IDEA funds are WITH
– INDIVIDUAL federal flow-through
DISABILITIES funds thatACT
EDUCATION support
(IDEA)services for 3-, 4-, and $365,784
5-year-
old students with disabilities. The District’s prekindergarten programs use these funds to provide
Section 619
academic andIDEA funds are
related federalto
services flow-through funds241
approximately thatstudents
support services for 3-, 4-,
with special and 5-year-old
needs. students
In addition, 152
with disabilities. The District’s prekindergarten programs use these funds to provide
students receive services through state-Approved Special Education Providers (ASEPs). academic and related
services to approximately 241 students with special needs. In addition, 152 students receive services through
state-Approved
Funding Special
supports the Education Providers
salaries and (ASEPs).
benefits of 2.0 FTE teaching assistants, a .30 FTE coordinator,
and 1.0 clerical staff. Section 619 also covers ASEP provider fees, instructional supplies and
Funding supports the salaries and benefits of 2.0 FTE teaching assistants, a .30 FTE coordinator, and 1.0 clerical
materials, and619
staff. Section indirect costs.
also covers ASEP provider fees, instructional supplies and materials, and indirect costs.

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TITLE I, PART A: IMPROVING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT $19,191,204

FOR THE DISADVANTAGED
FORMULA GRANTS
Title I is the largest federally funded education program for elementary and secondary schools. Title
ITITLE
provides financial
I, PART assistanceACADEMIC
A: IMPROVING to local education
ACHIEVEMENTagencies
FORand
THEschools serving high percentages
DISADVANTAGED $19,191,204
of children from low-income families to ensure that all children—particularly those most at risk—can
Title Ichallenging
meet is the largest academic
federally funded education
standards. All program for elementary
SCSD schools and secondary
are eligible for Title schools.
I, Part A,Title
andI provides
rely on
financial assistance to local education agencies and schools serving high percentages of children from low-income
these funds to support supplemental instruction and services.
families to ensure that all children—particularly those most at risk—can meet challenging academic standards. All
SCSD
The schools
SCSD are its
uses eligible
Titlefor Title A
I, Part I, Part A, and rely
allocation on these
to pay funds to support
for afterschool supplemental
academic instruction
and youth and
development
services.
programs, academic intervention and enrichment programming offered during the school day,
professional
The SCSD usesdevelopment,
its Title I, Part Aparental
allocationinvolvement and engagement
to pay for afterschool activities
academic and at the school
youth development and
programs,
district
academiclevel, and academic
intervention support programming
and enrichment and servicesoffered
for students who
during the are day,
school homeless.
professional development,
parental involvement and engagement activities at the school and district level, and academic support and
Funding supports
services for the
students whosalaries and benefits of instructional coaches, academic intervention teachers,
are homeless.
career and technical education teachers, nationality workers, parent liaisons, school social workers,
and othersupports
Funding vital supplemental support
the salaries and benefitsstaff, contractual
of instructional services,
coaches, transportation
academic costs,
intervention instructional
teachers, career and
technical
and officeeducation
suppliesteachers, nationality
and materials, andworkers,
indirectparent
costs.liaisons, school
Equitable social workers,
services and other
are provided to vital
eligible city-
supplemental
resident support
students who staff, contractual
attend services,
non-public transportation
schools in Central costs,
New instructional and office supplies
York, in accordance and
with federal
materials, and indirect costs. Equitable services are provided to eligible city-resident students who attend non-
regulations.
public schools in Central New York, in accordance with federal regulations.

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FORMULA GRANTS
TITLE I, PART D: NEGLECTED & DELINQUENT (N&D) PROGRAM $223,172
TITLEI, I,Part
Title PART D: NEGLECTED
D funds are intended & DELINQUENT
to improve (N&D) PROGRAM
educational services for students who reside in $223,172
local
and
Titlestate
I, Partinstitutions
D funds are for neglected
intended or delinquent
to improve educationalchildren
services and youth. Although
for students who residestill included
in local in the
and state
annual Consolidated Application for ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) Funding, NYSED
institutions for neglected or delinquent children and youth. Although still included in the annual Consolidated now
requires
Applicationthatforthese funds Student
ESSA (Every be reported separately
Succeeds fromNYSED
Act) Funding, the Title
nowI,requires
Part A that
grant. Title
these I, Part
funds D funds
be reported
are used tofrom
separately provide drop-out
the Title I, Part Aprevention
grant. Title I,programming
Part D funds areforused
those students
to provide who reside
drop-out in the
prevention Elmcrest
programming
for those students who reside in the Elmcrest Children’s Center. The SCSD uses Title
Children’s Center. The SCSD uses Title I, Part D to support supplemental instruction in core subject I, Part D to support
supplemental
areas such asinstruction in core subject
ELA, mathematics, andareas
social such as ELA,as
studies, mathematics, and social
well as tutoring andstudies, as well as tutoring
counseling.
and counseling.
Funding supports the salaries and benefits of 1.80 full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers, a 1.0 full-time
Funding supports
equivalent the salaries
(FTE) Library and Specialist
Media benefits of 1.80
and full-time
a .50 FTEequivalent
teaching(FTE) teachers,
assistant ataElmcrest
1.0 full-time equivalent
Children’s
(FTE) Library Media Specialist and a .50 FTE teaching assistant at Elmcrest Children’s Center. Funding also supports
Center. Funding also supports the purchase of instructional and program supplies.
the purchase of instructional and program supplies.

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TITLE I: 1003 BASIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GRANT (SIG) $4,000,000

FORMULA GRANTS
The Syracuse City School District receives federal funding through the New York State Education
Department to support planning for the implementation of school improvement activities as
required in the
TITLE I: 1003 Elementary
BASIC SCHOOLand Secondary Education
IMPROVEMENT GRANT (SIG)Act (ESEA). Schools eligible for this$4,000,000
funding
include seventeen (17) Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) Schools (Bellevue, Brighton
The Syracuse City School District receives federal funding through the New York State Education Department to
Academy, Clary, Delaware Primary, Dr. Weeks, Frazer, Grant, Lincoln, Meachem, McKinley-Brighton,
support planning for the implementation of school improvement activities as required in the Elementary and
PSLA, Roberts,
Secondary Seymour,
Education STEAM
Act (ESEA). @ Dr.
Schools King,for
eligible Syracuse STEM
this funding at Blodgett,
include seventeenVan
(17)Duyn, and Webster)
Comprehensive Support
and
andfour (4) additional
Improvement Targeted
(CSI) Schools Support
(Bellevue, and Improvement
Brighton Academy, Clary, (TSI) Schools
Delaware (Ed Smith,
Primary, Henninger,
Dr. Weeks, Frazer, Grant,
Nottingham, and Porter).
Lincoln, Meachem, McKinley-Brighton, PSLA, Roberts, Seymour, STEAM @ Dr. King, Syracuse STEM at Blodgett,
Van Duyn, and Webster) and four (4) additional Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) Schools (Ed Smith,
Funding supports
Henninger, the salaries
Nottingham, and associated benefits of full-time employees, including the School
and Porter).
Improvement Project Coordinator and Deputy Chief of School Reform, teachers’ extension of
Fundingto
service supports the salaries
participate and associated
in professional benefits of full-time
development employees,
and additional including
student the School
support outsideImprovement
of the
Project school
regular Coordinator
day,and Deputy Chief
a contract withof SchoolEducation,
Insight Reform, teachers’ extension
a mandated of service
outside to participate
educational in to
expert
professional development and additional student support outside of the regular school day, a contract with
provide targeted school support services at CSI and ATSI schools and technical assistance in the
Insight Education, a mandated outside educational expert to provide targeted school support services at CSI and
administration
ATSI schools andoftechnical
school assistance
reviews, and indirect
in the costs. of school reviews, and indirect costs
administration

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TITLE I: SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GRANT (SIG) TARGETED $250,000

FORMULA GRANTS
The New York State Education Department is providing the Syracuse City School District, a Target
District, the opportunity to receive additional support and on-site technical assistance to assist
TITLE I: SCHOOL
eligible IMPROVEMENT
Comprehensive SupportGRANT (SIG) TARGETED
and Improvement (CSI) schools and Targeted Support and$250,000
Improvement (TSI) Education
The New York State schools inDepartment
meeting their annualthe
is providing identified
Syracuse targets. Clary
City School Middle
District, School,
a Target Frazer
District, the
PreK-8
opportunity to receive additional support and on-site technical assistance to assist eligible Comprehensive All
School, Lincoln Middle School, and Henninger High School are eligible for this funding.
funds must
Support anddirectly connect
Improvement (CSI)toschools
established Demonstrable
and Targeted Support andImprovement
Improvement Indicators
(TSI) schools(DIIs) for CSI
in meeting their
Schools (Clary and
annual identified Lincoln)
targets. Claryor the established
Middle School, FrazerSchool
PreK-8 Comprehensive Education
School, Lincoln Middle PlanHenninger
School, and (SCEP) goalsHigh
School
for are eligible
TSI schools for thisand
(Frazer funding. All funds must directly connect to established Demonstrable Improvement
Henninger).
Indicators (DIIs) for CSI Schools (Clary and Lincoln) or the established School Comprehensive Education Plan (SCEP)
goals for supports
Funding TSI schoolsextension
(Frazer andofHenninger).
service and benefits for teachers and teaching assistants to
participate in professional development and planning and to provide afterschool programming and
Funding supports extension of service and benefits for teachers and teaching assistants to participate in
instructional supplies and materials to support academic achievement in ELA and math and indirect
professional development and planning and to provide afterschool programming and instructional supplies and
costs.
materials to support academic achievement in ELA and math and indirect costs.

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TITLE II, PART

FORMULA A: TEACHER & PRINCIPAL TRAINING & RECRUITING
GRANTS $1,614,474

The purpose of this funding is to increase student achievement through comprehensive district
TITLE II, PART
initiatives that A: TEACHER
focus on the&preparation,
PRINCIPAL TRAINING & RECRUITING
training, recruitment, $1,614,474
and retention of qualified, effective
teachers and instructional leaders. The SCSD uses its Title II, Part A allocation to conduct
The purpose of this funding is to increase student achievement through comprehensive district initiatives that
improvement planning and
focus on the preparation, recruitment
training, efforts
recruitment, and and to provide
retention intensive,
of qualified, ongoing,
effective teachershigh-quality staff
and instructional
development and support for teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators, and support personnel.
leaders. The SCSD uses its Title II, Part A allocation to conduct improvement planning and recruitment efforts and
This is accomplished
to provide through
intensive, ongoing, Saturdaystaff
high-quality academies,
developmentsummer and leadership
and support for teachers,institutes, conferences
paraprofessionals,
and workshops,and
administrators, job-embedded professional
support personnel. coaching,through
This is accomplished and site-based training initiatives.
Saturday academies, summer and leadership
institutes, conferences and workshops, job-embedded professional coaching, and site-based training initiatives.
Funding supports the salaries and benefits of the Director of Professional Development, certified
Funding staff
support supports
andthe salaries
clerical andhourly
staff, benefitsextension
of the Director of Professional
of service Development,
and associated certified
benefits for support
staff to staff
and clerical staff, hourly extension of service and associated benefits for staff to participate
participate in planning and professional development outside of the regular school day, contractual in planning and
professional development outside of the regular school day, contractual charges with expert consultants,
charges with expert consultants, professional resources and training supplies, travel expenses for
professional resources and training supplies, travel expenses for meeting and conference attendance, and
meeting and conference
indirect costs. In accordanceattendance,
with Federal and indirectequitable
regulations, costs. Inservices
accordance with Federal
are provided regulations,
to professional staff in
equitable
Syracuse’sservices
nonpublicare provided to professional staff in Syracuse’s nonpublic schools.
schools.

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FORMULA
TITLE GRANTS
III, PART A: ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER (ELL) FUNDS $456,165

The New York State Education Department allocated a total of $456,165 for the SCSD to provide
TITLE III, PART
high-quality A: ENGLISH
English LANGUAGE
as a New Language LEARNER
(ENL) and(ELL)Bilingual
FUNDS instructional programs to English $456,165
language learners.
The New York This funding
State Education is also allocated
Department used to provide
a total of ongoing
$456,165 professional
for the SCSD todevelopment for the
provide high-quality
teachers
English asand teaching
a New Languageassistants
(ENL) and who serve
Bilingual ELLs.
instructional programs to English language learners. This funding is
also used to provide ongoing professional development for the teachers and teaching assistants who serve ELLs.
Funding supports the salaries and benefits of two full-time ENL/Bilingual Coaches and two full-
time Nationality
Funding supportsWorkers, extension
the salaries of service
and benefits for instructional
of two full-time ENL/Bilingualspecialists,
Coaches andcoaches, teachers,
two full-time and
Nationality
Workers,
clerical extension
staff, of serviceresources
professional for instructional specialists, coaches,
and instructional teachers,
supplies, and clerical
consulting staff,
service professional
fees, tuition
resources and instructional
reimbursement supplies,
for staff, and consulting
indirect costs. service fees,
Per Title III,tuition
Part Areimbursement
requirements,forequitable
staff, and indirect
servicescosts.
are
Per Title III, Part A requirements, equitable services are offered to non-public schools within the boundaries of the
offered to non-public schools within the boundaries of the City of Syracuse.
City of Syracuse.

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TITLE III, PART

FORMULA A: IMMIGRANT FUNDS
GRANTS $83,234

The New York State Education Department allocated a total of $83,234 for the SCSD to provide
supplemental
TITLE III, PARTEnglish as a NewFUNDS
A: IMMIGRANT Language (ENL), World Language, and Bilingual Education $83,234
instructional opportunities for immigrant students. This funding is also used to provide extension
The New York State Education Department allocated a total of $83,234 for the SCSD to provide supplemental
ofEnglish
service
as afor teachers
New Language and teaching
(ENL), assistantsand
World Language, who serveEducation
Bilingual English Language
instructionalLearners (ELLs)
opportunities forto
attend professional development opportunities, receive instructional support to facilitate ongoing
immigrant students. This funding is also used to provide extension of service for teachers and teaching assistants
collaboration andLanguage
who serve English support Learners
among (ELLs)
ENL colleagues and content
to attend professional area teachers,
development conduct
opportunities, Teachers
receive
Supporting
instructionalTeachers
support to(STS) feedback
facilitate ongoingcycles, serveand
collaboration on support
the ENLamong
Advisory Team andand
ENL colleagues thecontent
Attendance
area
teachers,
Team, andconduct
provideTeachers Supportingfor
study sessions Teachers (STS) feedback
high school cycles,Regents
ELLs taking serve on exams.
the ENL Advisory Team and the
Attendance Team, and provide study sessions for high school ELLs taking Regents exams.
Funding supports hourly extension of service and associated employee benefits for ENL teachers,
Funding supports
contractual hourly
fees for extensionservices
consulting of serviceto
and associated
provide employee
ongoing benefits
needs for ENL teachers,
assessment contractual fees
of programming,
for consulting services to provide ongoing needs assessment of programming, services, and specialized instruction,
services, and specialized instruction, and indirect costs. Per Title III, Part A requirements, equitable
and indirect costs. Per Title III, Part A requirements, equitable services are offered to non-public schools within the
services areofoffered
boundaries the City to non-public schools within the boundaries of the City of Syracuse.
of Syracuse.

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TITLE IV, PART

FORMULA A: STUDENT SUPPORT & ACADEMIC
GRANTS $1,528,322
ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
TITLEIV,
Title IV,Part
PART A: the
A of STUDENT
Every SUPPORT & ACADEMIC
Student Succeeds ENRICHMENT
Act (ESSA) PROGRAM
is intended to provide all students $1,528,322
with
a high-quality education by increasing the capacity of local educational agencies and schools to
Title IV, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is intended to provide all students with a high-quality
(1)education
provide by allincreasing
studentsthe with access
capacity of to a well-rounded
local education,
educational agencies (2) improve
and schools school
to (1) provide allconditions
students with
for
access to a well-rounded education, (2) improve school conditions for student learning, and (3)academic
student learning, and (3) improve the use of technology in order to improve the improve the
achievement
use of technologyandindigital
order toliteracy
improveofthe
all academic
students.achievement
The SCSD and included
digital proposals
literacy of allfor all three
students. focus
The SCSD
areas under
included the Title
proposals IV,three
for all Part focus
A section
areas of its 2023-2024
under Consolidated
the Title IV, Part A section of itsApplication
2023-2024 for ESSA Funding.
Consolidated
Application for ESSA Funding.
Funding supports extension of service and benefits for teachers and school support staff. Online
Funding supports
professional extension ofdigital
development, serviceresources,
and benefitscontractual
for teachers and schoolfor
services support staff. Online
the provision of professional
student
development, digital resources, contractual services for the provision of student support and
support and technical assistance, supplies, and indirect costs are also supported. A proportionate technical
assistance, supplies, and indirect costs are also supported. A proportionate share of the budget supports non-
share of the budget supports non-public and private school students who reside in the district.
public and private school students who reside in the district.

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UNIVERSAL PRE-K (UPK) $15,128,848

The primaryGRANTS
FORMULA purpose of the Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) program is to provide 3- and 4-year-
old students with an opportunity to access high-quality prekindergarten programs that will provide
the foundation for future school success. Starting in the 2019-20 school year, the State Education
UNIVERSAL PRE-K
Department merged (UPK)
a variety of prekindergarten programs—including UPK, Extended PreK, $15,128,848
and
Extended PreK for 3-Year-Olds—together under the UPK umbrella. This year, the Syracuse City
The primary purpose of the Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) program is to provide 3- and 4-year-old students with
School District’s
an opportunity toprekindergarten
access high-qualityprograms will serve
prekindergarten approximately:
programs that will provide the foundation for future school
success.
• 145 Starting in the 2019-20
3-year-olds school programs,
in half-day year, the State Education Department merged a variety of prekindergarten
programs—including UPK, Extended PreK, and Extended PreK for 3-Year-Olds—together under the UPK umbrella.
This• year,
326the3-year-olds
Syracuse Cityin full-day
School programs,
District’s prekindergarten programs will serve approximately:
• 84 4-year-olds in half-day programs, and
• 145 3-year-olds in half-day programs,
•• 892 4-year-olds
326 3-year-olds in in full-day
full-day programs.
programs,
• 84 4-year-olds in half-day programs, and
Most •of these studentsinwill
892 4-year-olds be served
full-day directly by the Syracuse City School District Early Childhood
programs.
Program office, with others enrolled in programs offered by NYS-Approved Special Education
Most of these
Providers students
(ASEPs), daywill
carebe served directly
centers, by the
nursery Syracuse
schools, CityHead
and SchoolStart
District Early Childhood Program office,
programs.
with others enrolled in programs offered by NYS-Approved Special Education Providers (ASEPs), day care centers,
nursery schools,
Funding supportsandthe
Head Start programs.
salaries and benefits of teachers, teaching assistants, and support staff,
contracts with vendors and external providers, site space rental, field trips, and program supplies. A
Funding supports the salaries and benefits of teachers, teaching assistants, and support staff, contracts with
portion of the budget not covered under NYSED’s allocation is supported by the District’s general
vendors and external providers, site space rental, field trips, and program supplies. A portion of the budget not
fund.
covered under NYSED’s allocation is supported by the District’s general fund.

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21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS (2022-27) $1,200,000

COMPETITIVE GRANTS
The Syracuse City School District has requested Year Two funding for the 21st Century Community
Learning Centers (CCLC) grant. Westcott Community Center will again serve as the community-
based organization
21st CENTURY partner (CBO)
COMMUNITY at Webster
LEARNING CENTERSK-5(2022-27)
and Huntington K-8 Schools, and YMCA of Greater
$1,200,000
Syracuse will again collaborate with Roberts K-8. The school-based centers will be open an average
The Syracuse City School District has requested Year Two funding for the 21st Century Community Learning
of 15 additional hours per week, providing academics, enrichments, and youth development
Centers (CCLC) grant. Westcott Community Center will again serve as the community-based organization partner
programming before
(CBO) at Webster andHuntington
K-5 and after school for a minimum
K-8 Schools, of of
and YMCA 600 students.
Greater Family
Syracuse activities
will again and event
collaborate with
sessions focus on literacy career skills and provide another opportunity for families to be more
Roberts K-8. The school-based centers will be open an average of 15 additional hours per week, providing
meaningfully involved inand
academics, enrichments, their children’s
youth education.
development programming before and after school for a minimum of 600
students. Family activities and event sessions focus on literacy career skills and provide another opportunity for
Through this
families to begrant, Syracuse City
more meaningfully School
involved District
in their teachers
children’s and teaching assistants provide National
education.
Generation Learning Standards-aligned academic support with each school’s partnering CBO
Throughasthis
serving thegrant, Syracuse
program City Schoolpartner,
enrichment District teachers andhigh
providing teaching assistants
quality, provide National
interest-based Generation
enrichment and
Learning
youth Standards-aligned
development academic support
programming. withProgram
A full-time each school’s partnering
Supervisor CBO serving
oversees as the program
all program planning,
enrichment partner, providing high quality, interest-based enrichment and youth development programming. A
implementation, and reporting.
full-time Program Supervisor oversees all program planning, implementation, and reporting.
Funding supports the following: the salary of a 1.0 FTE Program Supervisor, extension of service
Funding supports the following: the salary of a 1.0 FTE Program Supervisor, extension of service for teachers,
for teachers, teaching assistants, and other certified, clerical and support staff, contractual costs
teaching assistants, and other certified, clerical and support staff, contractual costs with the schools’ designated
with the schools’ designated
community-based community-based
partners to provide partners programming,
high-quality enrichment to provide high-quality enrichment
research-based literacy, leadership,
programming, research-based
and substance abuse and violenceliteracy,
preventionleadership,
programming andtosubstance
students and abuse and
families violence
along prevention
with evaluation
programming to students
services, program and families
supplies, employee along
benefits, withexpenses
travel evaluation services,
for staff program
to attend supplies,
required meetingsemployee
and
benefits, travel
conferences, andexpenses for staff to attend required meetings and conferences, and indirect costs.
indirect costs.

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AFGHAN REFUGEE SCHOOL IMPACT (ARSI) $517,877

COMPETITIVE
NYSED’s OfficeGRANTS
of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA), Bureau of Refugee Services
(BRS) has awarded the Syracuse City School District a three-year grant to promote the academic
COMPETITIVE
performance
AFGHAN REFUGEE andGRANTS
successful
SCHOOL IMPACTintegration
(ARSI)of Afghan refugee students and their parent(s). The primary
$517,877
objectives of the Afghan Refugee School Impact (ARSI S2S) program are to fund activities including,
NYSED’s
but Office of
not limited to:Temporary
specializedandservices
Disability and
Assistance (OTDA),
support Bureau of
for eligible Refugee Services
school-aged (BRS)and
children has awarded
their the
AFGHAN REFUGEE
Syracuse City SchoolSCHOOL
District a IMPACT
three-year(ARSI)
grant to promote the academic performance and successful$517,877 integration
parent(s) learning to navigate the U.S. education system, developing capacity for school systems
of Afghan refugee students and their parent(s). The primary objectives of the Afghan Refugee School Impact
NYSED’s Office of Temporary
including and Disability Assistance (OTDA), Bureau ofvaried
Refugeeneeds
Services (BRS) has children
awarded the
(ARSI S2S)education
program areand training
to fund for staff
activities around
including, but the
not unique and
limited to: specialized servicesofand
Afghan
support for eligible
Syracuse
and City School
their parent(s), District a three-year grant to promote the academic performance and successful integration
school-aged children and facilitating
and their access
parent(s) toto
learning resources.
navigate the U.S. education system, developing capacity for
of Afghan refugee students and their parent(s). The primary objectives of the Afghan Refugee School Impact
school systems including education and training for staff around the unique and varied needs of Afghan children
(ARSI S2S)
Funding program are to fund activities including,
of but
fournot limited staff
to: specialized services
asand support for eligible
and theirsupports
parent(s), the
and salaries and
facilitating benefits
access to resources. full-time who function liaisons among
school-aged children and their parent(s) learning to navigate the U.S. education
ARSI S2S families, the SCSD, and community supports. They provide SCSD staff training on system, developing capacity for
school systems including education and training for staff around the unique and varied needs of Afghan children
trauma-informed
Funding supports the practices
salaries for
andrefugee and
benefits of immigrant
four students,
full-time staff provide
who function social emotional
as liaisons among ARSIlearning
S2S families,
and their parent(s), and facilitating access to resources.
the SCSD, and community
opportunities and support, supports.
provideThey provide SCSD
appropriate staffscheduling,
ENL training on trauma-informed
acclimate parents practices
to theforU.S.
refugee
and immigrant
education students,
system, provide social emotional learning opportunities and support, provide appropriate ENL
Funding supports theensure
salariesthat
and student health
benefits of needs are
four full-time staffmet,
who and ensure
function that refugee
as liaisons among ARSIstudents
S2S families,
scheduling,
learn about acclimate
academic parents
and to the U.S.
behavioral education
expectationssystem, ensure
andtraining that
District student health needs are met, and
the SCSD, and community supports. They provide SCSD staff onpolicies and procedures.
trauma-informed Funding
practices for refugee
ensure that refugee students learn about academic and behavioral expectations and District policies and
andalso
will immigrant
support students,
indirectprovide
costs.social emotional learning opportunities and support, provide appropriate ENL
procedures. Funding will also support indirect costs.
scheduling, acclimate parents to the U.S. education system, ensure that student health needs are met, and
ensure that refugee students learn about academic and behavioral expectations and District policies and
procedures. Funding will also support indirect costs.

AGRICULTURAL LITERACY
AGRICULTURAL LITERACY GRANT
GRANT (CORNELL)
(CORNELL) $1,200
$1,200
Dr.Weeks
Dr. Weeks Elementary
ElementarySchool hashas
School received a grant
received a from
grantCornell’s School ofSchool
from Cornell’s Agricultural Science thatScience
of Agricultural will provide
AGRICULTURAL
students with a LITERACY
hands-on GRANT (CORNELL)
opportunity to learn about plant life cycles and ecology. Through this grant, $1,200
students
that will provide students with a hands-on opportunity to learn about plant life cycles and ecology.
plant seeds in their classrooms, then prepare raised garden beds and plant vegetables and herbs in the spring.
Through
Dr. Weeksthis grant, students
Elementary plant
School has seeds
received in their
a grant fromclassrooms, thenofprepare
Cornell’s School raised
Agricultural garden
Science beds
that will and
provide
students
plant with a hands-on
vegetables and opportunity
herbs in the to learn about plant life cycles and ecology. Through this grant, students
spring.
Funding supports the replacement of the school’s deteriorating wooden raised beds with new, vinyl beds that will
plant seeds in their classrooms, then prepare raised garden beds and plant vegetables and herbs in the spring.
last for years to come. In addition, funds will be used to purchase a rain barrel, garden tools, and horticultural
Funding supports the replacement of the school’s deteriorating wooden raised beds with new, vinyl
supplies.
Funding
beds thatsupports
will lastthe
forreplacement of theInschool’s
years to come. deteriorating
addition, funds willwooden
be used raised beds with new,
to purchase a rainvinyl bedsgarden
barrel, that will
last for years to come. In addition,
tools, and horticultural supplies. funds will be used to purchase a rain barrel, garden tools, and horticultural
supplies.

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HOMELESS CHILD EDUCATION (MCKINNEY-VENTO) $250,000

COMPETITIVE GRANTS
The purpose of the McKinney-Vento Grant is to facilitate the improved attendance, engagement,
and academic success of children and youth who are homeless or living in temporary housing. The
HOMELESS CHILD EDUCATION (McKINNEY-VENTO) $250,000
COMPETITIVE
SCSD contractsGRANTS with Coordinated Care Services, Inc. (CCSI) to: conduct intake and assessment on
students
The purposeidentified as living in temporary
of the McKinney-Vento Grant is tohousing,
facilitate review targeted
the improved students’
attendance, behavior, and
engagement, attendance,
academic
success
and of children
grade (BAG) and youth
data in who are homeless
conjunction with or living ininformation,
anecdotal temporary housing.
assist The SCSD in
schools contracts with the
determining
HOMELESS
Coordinated CHILD
Care of EDUCATION
Services, (McKINNEY-VENTO) $250,000
level and extent need,Inc. (CCSI)
identify to: conduct intake
appropriate and assessment
universal, targeted,on students
and/ identifiedinterventions
or intensive as living in
temporary
The purpose housing,
of the review targeted
McKinney-Vento students’
Grant is behavior,
to facilitateattendance,
the improved and grade (BAG)
attendance, data in
engagement,conjunction
and with
academic
and supports for identified students, link and/or refer students and their families to school-based
anecdotal
success information,
of children assist schools
and youth programs, in determining
who are homeless the
or living level
in and extent
temporary of need,
housing.the identify appropriate
Theimplementation
SCSD contracts with
and community
universal, targeted,resources,
and/ orInc.
intensive services andsupports
supports, facilitate of Oasis
Coordinated Care Services, (CCSI) interventions and
to: conduct intake for identified
and assessment students,
on students link and/or
identified refer
as living in
Book Clubs
students and in schools,
their familiespromote student and family voice and choice, and monitor student
supports,progress,
temporary housing, review to school-based
targeted students’ andbehavior,
community resources,and
attendance, programs, services
grade (BAG) dataand
in conjunction with
particularly
facilitate
anecdotalthe
with regard
implementation
information,
to attendance,
of OasisinBook
assist schools
engagement,
Clubs in schools,
determining
and academic
the levelpromote student
and extent
performance.
andidentify
of need, family voice and choice, and
appropriate
monitor
universal,student progress,
targeted, and/ orparticularly with regard to
intensive interventions attendance,
and engagement,
supports for and academic
identified students, performance.
link and/or refer
Funding supports the contract with CCSI, emergency supplies for targeted students, book club
students and their families to school-based and community resources, programs, services and supports,
materials,
Funding and
the travel-related
facilitatesupports
implementation expenses
the contractofwith CCSI,
Oasis Book for theinMcKinney-Vento
emergency
Clubs suppliespromote
schools, Liaison
for targeted to family
students,
student and attend mandatory
book voice
club state-
materials,
and choice,and
and
travel-related
level meetings
monitor expenses
studentin for the McKinney-Vento
Albany,particularly
progress, New York.withFunding Liaison
regard also to attend mandatory
supportsengagement,
to attendance, state-level
indirect costs. meetings in Albany,
and academic performance.
New York. Funding also supports indirect costs.
Funding supports the contract with CCSI, emergency supplies for targeted students, book club materials, and
travel-related expenses for the McKinney-Vento Liaison to attend mandatory state-level meetings in Albany,
New York. Funding also supports indirect costs.

LITERACY CHAMPIONS $750

LITERACY CHAMPIONS $750
The SCSD is partnering with the Literacy Coalition to help bridge the gaps in education and literacy support that
The
existSCSD
when aisparent
partnering with
is absent in the Literacy Coalition
the household to help bridge
due to incarceration. the gaps
By providing in education
incarcerated andwith
parents literacy
age-
LITERACY
support
appropriate CHAMPIONS
that exist when
books, parentsalearn
parent is absent
literacy in the
strategies thathousehold
they will passdue to incarceration.
along to their childrenBy Justice$750
providing
during
incarcerated
Center visits
The SCSD parents
and at home
is partnering with
with age-appropriate
after
the they transition.
Literacy Coalition books,
This helpparents
toprogram learn
supports
bridge the literacy
family
gaps strategies
literacy
in education and
andthe that they willthat
understanding
literacy support pass
that
parents
along tocan attempt
their to
children provide
during a passion
Justice for literacy,
Center regardless
visits and at of where
home they
after are.
they transition. This
exist when a parent is absent in the household due to incarceration. By providing incarcerated parents with age- program
supports family
appropriate literacy
books, parentsand the
learn understanding
literacy thatthey
strategies that parents canalong
will pass attempt
to theirto children
provideduring
a passion
Justicefor
Fundingvisits
Center supports
and atthe purchase
home of culturally
after they andThis
linguistically diverse books
familyand literacy
andskill
thebookmarks that that
will
literacy, regardless of where theytransition.
are. program supports literacy understanding
allow parents
parents and children
can attempt to connect
to provide to literacy.
a passion for literacy, regardless of where they are.
Funding supports the purchase of culturally and linguistically diverse books and literacy skill
Funding supports
bookmarks the allow
that will purchase of culturally
parents and linguistically
and children to connectdiverse books and literacy skill bookmarks that will
to literacy.
allow parents and children to connect to literacy.

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COMPETITIVE GRANTS
LITERACY ZONE INITIATIVE: SYRACUSE EAST $150,000
COMPETITIVE
The Syracuse
LITERACY ZONE GRANTS
City School District
INITIATIVE: has partnered
SYRACUSE EAST with a broad network of community and government
$150,000
agencies to implement a Literacy Zone initiative that targets individuals and families who experience
The Syracuse City School District has partnered with a broad network of community and government agencies to
generational
LITERACY poverty, low literacy, and high rates of limited English language proficiency. The $150,000 East
implementZONE INITIATIVE:
a Literacy SYRACUSE
Zone initiative EAST
that targets individuals and families who experience generational poverty,
Literacy
low Zone encompasses Census Tract 24 and serves adults living in the surrounding area. The intent
The literacy, and
Cityhigh rates of limited English language proficiency. TheofEast Literacy and
Zonegovernment
encompasses Census
theSyracuse
ofTract Literacy Zone
24 anda serves
School
is toDistrict
provide has partnered
a systemic with a broad
focus on thenetwork
literacy community
needs of public assistance agencies
recipients to
systemic in
implement Literacyadults
Zone living in the
initiative surrounding
that area. Theand
targets individuals intent of the
families Literacy
who Zone isgenerational
experience to provide apoverty,
the community
focus on the and
low literacy,
by
literacyexpanding
highneeds
rates of
the scope
of public
andrecipients
limitedassistance
improving
English language inthe
the delivery
community
proficiency.
of comprehensive
The East by expanding
Literacy Zone the
services
scope andto
encompasses
assist
Census
them in
improving accessing
the the
delivery ten
of pathways
comprehensive out of poverty.
services to Program
assist them activities
in accessing are
thetailored
ten to the
pathways needs
out
Tract 24 and serves adults living in the surrounding area. The intent of the Literacy Zone is to provide a systemic of of the
poverty.
Program
City’s activities
focus eastside
on the areneeds
tailored
residents.
literacy to theassistance
of public needs of the City’s eastside
recipients residents. by expanding the scope and
in the community
improving the delivery of comprehensive services to assist them in accessing the ten pathways out of poverty.
Funding
Programsupports
Funding activitiesthe
supports thesalary
are salaryand
tailored toextension
and needsofofservice
extension
the of of aeastside
theservice
City’s 1.0
of aFTE
1.0Case
FTEManager, suppliessupplies
Case Manager,
residents. for a job for
fair,aemployee
job fair,
benefits, and indirect costs.
employee benefits, and indirect costs.
Funding supports the salary and extension of service of a 1.0 FTE Case Manager, supplies for a job fair, employee
benefits, and indirect costs.

LITERACY ZONE INITIATIVE: SYRACUSE NORTH $150,000

LITERACY
The SCSD hasZONE INITIATIVE:
received SYRACUSE
federal flow-through fundingNORTH $150,000
from the New York State Education Department to continue
LITERACY
the LiteracyZONE
ZoneINITIATIVE:
located on the SYRACUSE NORTH
city’s northside. Partnered with a broad network of community and $150,000
The SCSD
governmental has received federal
agencies,federal flow-through
this initiative targetsfunding funding
the refugee from the New York State
thatEducation
new toDepartment to
The SCSD has received flow-through from community
the New York and families
State Education are
Department poverty
to continue
continue
residing theZone
within
the Literacy Literacy Zone
thelocated
enrollment located
on the area ofon
city’s theMiddle
Grant
northside.city’s northside.ThePartnered
School. with
Partnered intent with
ofnetwork
a broad the a broad
Literacy Zone network
of community of community
is to provide
and a
systemic
and focus on the literacy needs of the adult community by expanding the scope and
governmental agencies, this initiative targets the refugee community and families that are new to poverty to
governmental agencies, this initiative targets the refugee community and improving
families that the
are delivery
new
of comprehensive
poverty
residing residing
within the services
within thetoenrollment
enrollment assist
area them in accessing
area
of Grant of Grant
Middle theMiddle
tenThe
School. pathways
intent ofout
School. theofLiteracy
The poverty.
intent Program
ofZone activities
theisLiteracy Zone
to provide a are
is
tailored to the needs of the city’s northside residents.
tosystemic
providefocus
a systemic focus on
on the literacy theof
needs literacy
the adultneeds of the adult
community community
by expanding by expanding
the scope the scope
and improving and
the delivery
of comprehensive
improving services
the delivery to assist them in accessing
of comprehensive services the ten pathways
to assist them inout of poverty.
accessing theProgram activities
ten pathways areof
out
Funding
tailored supports
to the the of
needs salary
the and extension
city’s northside ofresidents.
service of a 1.0 FTE Case Manager, employee benefits, and indirect
poverty.
costs. Program activities are tailored to the needs of the city’s northside residents.
Funding supports
Funding supportsthe
thesalary
salaryand extension
and of service
extension of a 1.0
of service of aFTE
1.0Case
FTEManager, employee
Case Manager, benefits, benefits,
employee and indirect
and
costs.
indirect costs.

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LITERACY ZONE INITIATIVE: SYRACUSE SOUTH $150,000

COMPETITIVE
The Syracuse City GRANTS
School District has partnered with a broad network of community and
government agencies to implement a Literacy Zone initiative that targets individuals and families
LITERACY ZONE INITIATIVE: SYRACUSE SOUTH $150,000
who experience generational poverty, low literacy, and high rates of limited English language
proficiency.
The SyracuseThe City SCSD
School has received
District funding
has partnered withfrom the New
a broad York
network of State Education
community Department
and government to to
agencies
implement
continue thea Literacy
LiteracyZone
Zoneinitiative
located thatontargets individuals
the city’s and families
southside. who experience
The South generational
Literacy Zone poverty,
encompasses
low literacy,
census tractsand high rates
served of limited
by STEAM atEnglish
Dr. Kinglanguage proficiency.
Elementary The with
School, SCSDthe
has intent
received
offunding fromathe New
providing
York State Education Department to continue the Literacy Zone located on the city’s southside. The South
systemic focus on the literacy needs of public assistance recipients in the community. This is
Literacy Zone encompasses census tracts served by STEAM at Dr. King Elementary School, with the intent of
accomplished by expanding
providing a systemic focus on the the scope
literacy and of
needs improving the delivery
public assistance of comprehensive
recipients in the community.services
This is to
assist
accomplished by expanding the scope and improving the delivery of comprehensive services to assist to
adults in accessing the ten pathways out of poverty. Program activities are tailored the in
adults
needs of the
accessing the city’s southside
ten pathways out ofresidents and include
poverty. Program a Family
activities Welcome
are tailored to theCenter inthe
needs of thecity’s
adultsouthside
education
wing at STEAM
residents at Dr.a King
and include FamilySchool.
Welcome Program
Center inactivities
the adult will be tailored
education wing attoSTEAM
the needs of the
at Dr. King city’s
School.
Program activities
southside will be tailored to the needs of the city’s southside residents.
residents.

Funding supports
Funding supportsa a1.01.0
FTE Case
FTE Manager,
Case extension
Manager, of service,
extension supplies for
of service, a job fair,
supplies foremployee
a job fair,benefits,
employee and
indirect costs.
benefits, and indirect costs.

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LITERACY ZONE INITIATIVE: SYRACUSE WEST $150,000

COMPETITIVE GRANTS
The Syracuse City School District has partnered with a broad network of community and
LITERACY ZONE
government
COMPETITIVE INITIATIVE:
agencies
GRANTS SYRACUSE
to implement WEST Zone initiative that targets individuals and families
a Literacy $150,000
who experience generational poverty, low literacy, and high rates of limited English language
The Syracuse
LITERACY ZONECityINITIATIVE:
School District has partnered
SYRACUSE WEST with a broad network of community and government $150,000 agencies to
proficiency.
implement aThe SCSD
Literacy Zonehas received
initiative that federal flow-through
targets individuals fundingwho
and families from the Newgenerational
experience York State poverty,
Education
The Syracuse
low literacy,Department
Cityhigh
and School toofcontinue
District
rates the Literacy
has partnered
limited English with aZone
language broad located
network
proficiency. The on the has
ofSCSD city’s
community westside. The
and government
received federal West
agencies to
flow-through
Literacy
implement Zone
funding from encompasses
a Literacy
the NewZone StateCensus
Yorkinitiative Tract
that targets
Education 40 and serves
individuals
Department adultstheliving
and families
to continue who
Literacy in Zone
the surrounding
experience on thearea.
generational
located The
poverty,
city’s
low
intent literacy,
westside. Theand
of the high
Literacy
West rates
Zone
Literacy ofZone
limited
is Englishalanguage
toencompasses
provide Censusproficiency.
systemic focus
Tract onThe
40 and the SCSD has received
literacy
serves adults needs federal
living inof public
the flow-through
assistance
surrounding area.
funding
The intent
recipients from
in the Literacy
of the New York
community State
Zone by Education
is to provide Department
expanding a systemic to continue
focus
the scope on the
and the Literacy
literacy
improving the Zone
needs located
of public
delivery on the city’s
assistance
of recipients
comprehensive
westside.
in the The
communityWest byLiteracy
expandingZone theencompasses
scope and Census
improvingTract
the 40 and
delivery serves
of
services to assist adults in accessing the ten pathways out of poverty. Program activities adults
comprehensive living in the surrounding
services to assist area.
adults
will be
The intent ofthe
in accessing theten
Literacy Zoneout
pathways is toofprovide
poverty.a Program
systemic activities
focus on the
will literacy
be tailored needs of public
to the needsassistance recipients
of the city’s
tailored to the needs of the city’s westside residents.
in the community
westside residents.by expanding the scope and improving the delivery of comprehensive services to assist adults
in accessing the ten pathways out of poverty. Program activities will be tailored to the needs of the city’s
Funding supports a portion of the salaries of a 1.0 FTE Case Manager, extension of service, supplies
westside residents.
Funding supports a portion of the salaries of a 1.0 FTE Case Manager, extension of service, supplies for a job fair,
for a job fair, employee benefits, and indirect costs.
employee benefits, and indirect costs.
Funding supports a portion of the salaries of a 1.0 FTE Case Manager, extension of service, supplies for a job fair,
employee benefits, and indirect costs.

LOCKHEED MARTIN
LOCKHEED MARTIN CTE CTE EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT $20,000
$20,000
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed
LOCKHEED Martin
MARTIN invited
CTEthe
invited Syracuse
the City School
Syracuse
EQUIPMENT DistrictDistrict
City School to applyto forapply
a $20,000
for agrant to provide
$20,000 grantsupplies and
to provide
$20,000
materials to support STEM career development. Funding supports the purchase of three FANUC Teach Pendants
supplies and materials to support STEM career development. Funding supports the purchase
Lockheed Martin invitedsoftware
and the corresponding the Syracuse
to be City
usedSchool Districtintothe
by students apply for a manufacturing,
welding, $20,000 grant toelectrical
provide technology,
supplies and
ofmaterials
three FANUC
mechanical
Teachand
totechnology,
support STEM
Pendants
career
andtechnology
the corresponding
development.
automotive Funding
software
supports the
CTE programs.
to beofused
purchase
These supplies three
and
by students
FANUC Teach
materials
inPendants
the
will provide
welding,
and manufacturing,
the corresponding
STEM-related CTE students electrical
software
with to technology,
be usedtechnical
enhanced mechanical
by students technology,
in the welding,
knowledge and
manufacturing,
and employability automotive
skillselectrical technology
by givingtechnology,
them a hands-
CTE programs.
mechanical
on opportunity toThese
technology, supplies
obtainand and
21st materials
automotive
targeted, technologywill
CTEprovide
century-oriented programs. STEM-related
These
skill training supplies
using CTE
and students
materials
industry-standard withprovide
will
equipment.
enhanced
STEM-relatedtechnical knowledge
CTE students and employability
with enhanced skills by
technical knowledge andgiving them a skills
employability hands-on opportunity
by giving to
them a hands-
on opportunity
obtain targeted, to21st
obtain targeted, 21st century-oriented
century-oriented skill training
skill training using using industry-standard
industry-standard equipment. equipment.

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NEW YORK GEAR UP $419,440

The SCSD has GRANTS

COMPETITIVE received funding for the New York Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for
Undergraduate Programs (NYGEAR UP) program. The overarching goal of the six-year NYGEAR
UP grant is to significantly increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter
NEWsucceed
and YORK GEAR UP
in postsecondary $419,440
education or training. The goals are: (1) to increase the academic
performance and preparation
The SCSD has received funding forfor
thepost-secondary
New York Gainingeducation; (2) toand
Early Awareness increase thefor
Readiness rate of high
Undergraduate
school graduation
Programs andprogram.
(NYGEAR UP) enrollment in post-secondary
The overarching education;
goal of the (3) to increase
six-year NYGEAR UP grant isstudent and family
to significantly
knowledge
increase theof post-secondary
number of low-income preparation, financing,
students who andtoeducation
are prepared options.in postsecondary
enter and succeed
education or training. The goals are: (1) to increase the academic performance and preparation for post-
The Syracuse
secondary GEAR (2)
education; UPtoProgram brings
increase the ratethe SCSD
of high together
school withand
graduation business partner
enrollment CenterState CEO,
in post-secondary
local non-profit
education; (3) topartners Hillsideand
increase student Work-Scholarship
family knowledge ofConnection and preparation,
post-secondary On Point forfinancing,
College,and
and higher
education options.
education partners Le Moyne College and SUNY Onondaga Community College. The partnership
has planned and coordinated to provide a menu of services, including orientation, tutoring and
The Syracuse GEAR UP Program brings the SCSD together with business partner CenterState CEO, local non-
homework assistance, literacy intervention, mentoring, counseling, rigorous coursework, college
profit partners Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection and On Point for College, and higher education partners Le
tours, and family supports.
Moyne College and SUNY Onondaga Community College. The partnership has planned and coordinated to
provide a menu of services, including orientation, tutoring and homework assistance, literacy intervention,
Funding supports the salary of 1.0 FTE GEAR UP teacher on special assignment to serve as the
mentoring, counseling, rigorous coursework, college tours, and family supports.
Project Coordinator and 1.0 FTE Office Assistant II to support planning and implementation of GEAR
UP initiatives,
Funding extension
supports the salaryofofservice
1.0 FTE for
GEAR teachers
UP teacherto participate in professional
on special assignment to servedevelopment
as the Project and
provide student
Coordinator tutoring,
and 1.0 staff
FTE Office travel to
Assistant attend
II to supportrequired
planningannual conference,ofstudent
and implementation GEAR UPtransportation
initiatives,
toextension
attend summer
of servicecollege campus
for teachers tours, ENL
to participate and literacy
in professional intervention
development andsupplies, promotional
provide student tutoring,kick-
staff
travel
off to attend
event required
supplies annual conference,
for students and parents, student transportation
office to attend summer
supplies, contractual college
costs for IHEcampus
partners tours,
and
ENL and literacy
catering intervention supplies,
for orientation/kick-off promotional
events, kick-off event supplies
online professional learningforseries
students and parents,
licenses, office
employee
supplies, contractual costs for IHE partners and catering for orientation/kick-off events, online professional
benefits, and indirect costs.
learning series licenses, employee benefits, and indirect costs.

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RECOVS LEARNING LOSS PROGRAM $2,500,000

COMPETITIVE GRANTS
The Syracuse City School District was awarded $5 million in funding from the New York State
RECOVS: Recover from COVID School Learning Loss Program to be spent over two years. The
RECOVS Learning Loss Program is a two-year initiative designed to support schools in addressing
RECOVS LEARNING LOSS PROGRAM $2,500,000
student well-being by addressing learning loss exacerbated by the pandemic.
The Syracuse City School District has $5 million funding from the New York State RECOVS: Recover from COVID
Through RECOVS
School Learning LossLL, the SCSD
Program to be will
spent identify students
over two at RECOVS
years. The risk of dropping outProgram
Learning Loss of school is aand pair
two-year
them withdesigned
initiative dedicated Youth schools
to support Advocates from Hillside
in addressing studentChildren’s
well-being Center, provide
by addressing reading
learning tutoring by
loss exacerbated
tothe pandemic.
students in Grades K-3 through the United Way’s Book Buddies Program, involve families
in providing math support through the Everybody Counts Program, and provide support for
Through RECOVS LL, the SCSD will identify students at risk of dropping out of school and pair them with dedicated
effective implementation of Tier 1 high-leverage instructional practices and intensive professional
Youth Advocates from Hillside Children’s Center, provide reading tutoring to students in Grades K-3 through the
development
United Way’s Bookon the use of
Buddies rigorous,
Program, personalized,
involve and structured
families in providing approaches
math support to literacy
through the Everybody and
Counts
mathematics
Program, and provide support for effective implementation of Tier 1 high-leverage instructional practiceslevels.
to over 400 teachers, teaching assistants, and administrators across all grade and
intensive professional development on the use of rigorous, personalized, and structured approaches to literacy
RECOVS LL funds
and mathematics to will
oversupport the following
400 teachers, in Year One:
teaching assistants, salary and benefits
and administrators forgrade
across all a 1.0levels.
FTE Program
Coordinator, extension of service and associated benefits for targeted professional development,
extension
RECOVS LL of service
funds and associated
will support benefits
the following in Year for
One:teachers
salary andtobenefits
participate in the
for a 1.0 FTE Everybody Counts
Program Coordinator,
extension contract
Program, of service services
and associated benefits for
with Hillside targeted professional
Work-Scholarship development,
Connection and extension
the United of service
Way ofand
associated
Central Newbenefits for teachers
York for to participate
direct student support,in the Everybody charges
contractual Counts Program,
for thecontract
Instituteservices with Hillside
for Learning and
Work-Scholarship Connection and the United Way of Central New York for direct student
Lexia Learning for professional development, supplies and materials for the Everybody Counts support, contractual
charges for the Institute for Learning and Lexia Learning for professional development, supplies and materials for
Program, and indirect costs.
the Everybody Counts Program, and indirect costs.

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RECOVS MENTAL HEALTH GRANT $2,500,000

The Syracuse City School District was awarded $5 million in funding from the New York State
COMPETITIVE GRANTS
RECOVS: Recover from COVID School Mental Health Grant to be spent over two years. The
purpose of RECOVS MH is to combat post-pandemic mental health issues by expanding student
access to school-based mental health professionals, evidence-based and evidence-informed
interventions,
RECOVS MENTAL programming,
HEALTH GRANT services, supports, and practices that promote mental health and
$2,500,000
wellness. School-based interventions are culturally, linguistically, and trauma responsive while
The Syracuse City School District has $5 million funding from the New York State RECOVS: Recover from COVID
promoting student diversity, equity, and inclusion.
School Mental Health Grant to be spent over two years. The purpose of RECOVS MH is to combat post-pandemic
mental health issues by expanding student access to school-based mental health professionals, evidence-based
The RECOVS MH Grant funds the creation of an itinerant team of clinical social workers who can
and evidence-informed interventions, programming, services, supports, and practices that promote mental
be assigned
health to a caseload
and wellness. of students
School-based who experience
interventions are culturally,high rates ofand
linguistically, mobility
traumafrom one school
responsive while
orpromoting
programstudent
to another. This will ensure continuity
diversity, equity, and inclusion. of care and allow the SCSD to better respond
to immediate student needs. The SCSD will also use RECOVS MH funds to hire and support an
interdisciplinary mobile
The RECOVS MH Grant crisis
funds thecare
creationteamof that can respond
an itinerant team ofto emergent
clinical school-based
social workers who cancrises across
be assigned to a
caseload of students who experience high rates of mobility from one school
the district. RECOVS MH funding also supports the recruitment, placement, and mentoring of or program to another. This will
ensure continuity
graduate students of in
care and allow the
psychology andSCSD to better
social workrespond
who can to be
immediate
placedstudent needs. The
for permanent SCSD
hire will also
upon
use RECOVS MH funds to hire and support an interdisciplinary mobile crisis care team that can respond to
completion of internships. Finally, this grant will fund the purchase of a mental health screening and
emergent school-based crises across the district. RECOVS MH funding also supports the recruitment, placement,
monitoring system
and mentoring for staff
of graduate and will
students support increased
in psychology and social capacity
work whoto canprovide Mental
be placed Health First
for permanent Aid
hire upon
Training for of
completion teachers andFinally,
internships. students.this grant will fund the purchase of a mental health screening and monitoring
system for staff and will support increased capacity to provide Mental Health First Aid Training for teachers and
Specifically,
students. RECOVS MH funding supports the salaries and associated benefits for one full-time
program coordinator, 6.0 FTE clinical social workers, 1.0 FTE nurse, 1.0 FTE sentry or safety officer,
and 5.0 entry-level
Specifically, RECOVS MHschool psychology
funding supports theresidents. In addition,
salaries and associateditbenefits
supports forstipends for program
one full-time five social work
coordinator,
interns 6.0 FTE clinical
and stipends social
for ten workers,
intern 1.0 FTE
mentors, asnurse, 1.0contracts
well as FTE sentryfor
or safety officer, and
professional 5.0 entry-level
development and
school
for psychology residents.
implementation In addition,
of the BIMAS-2 it supports
system and stipends
training.for five social
Finally, thework interns
budget and stipends
covers fortravel
in-district ten
intern mentors, as well as contracts for professional development and for implementation of the BIMAS-2 system
and indirect costs.
and training. Finally, the budget covers in-district travel and indirect costs.

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REFUGEE SCHOOL
COMPETITIVE GRANTSIMPACT PROGRAM $814,136

The SCSD has applied to the Office of Temporary Disability Services (OTDA) Bureau of Refugee
Services for Year Two OTDA Refugee School Impact Program (RSIP) grant funds. The Refugee
School
REFUGEE Impact
SCHOOLProgram
IMPACT (RSIP) is a comprehensive program to facilitate the integration of $814,136
PROGRAM refugee
students and their families into the school district and the community. Core components of the
The SCSD has applied to the Office of Temporary Disability Services (OTDA) Bureau of Refugee Services for Year
SCSD’s RSIP include refugee student summer academies and mini-academies, group and individual
Two OTDA Refugee School Impact Program (RSIP) grant funds. The Refugee School Impact Program (RSIP) is a
academic coaching,
comprehensive programtranslation/interpretation
to facilitate the integrationservices,
of refugeefamily information
students sessions
and their families intoand group district
the school
events,
and the and school Core
community. staffcomponents
training. of the SCSD’s RSIP include refugee student summer academies and mini-
academies, group and individual academic coaching, translation/interpretation services, family information
Funding supports
sessions and the salaries
group events, of 2.0
and school FTE
staff academic coaches (teachers on special assignment),
training.
extension of service for one nurse to assist with the planning and facilitation of vaccination
requirements
Funding supports and
theregistration,
salaries of 2.0in-district
FTE academictravel for academic
coaches (teacherscoaches,
on special bus transportation
assignment), and
extension of service
for one nurse
admission fortoculturally
assist withrelevant
the planning
fieldand facilitation
trips, studentofand
vaccination
teacherrequirements
supplies and and registration,
materials, in-district
contractual
travel forwith
services academic coaches,
Catholic bus transportation
Charities of Onondaga andCounty
admission
to for
fundculturally relevantpeer
one full-time field navigator,
trips, student and
employee
teacher supplies and materials, contractual services with Catholic Charities of Onondaga County to fund one full-
benefits, and indirect costs.
time peer navigator, employee benefits, and indirect costs.

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COMPETITIVE GRANTS
REFUGEE SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM (RSSP) - CATHOLIC CHARITIES $445,600
COMPETITIVE GRANTS
The Syracuse City School District has received $445,600 from Catholic Charities’ RSSP Grant to
REFUGEE
assist SOCIAL SERVICES
individuals who havePROGRAM
been forced (RSSP) - CATHOLIC
to flee CHARITIES
their countries of origin due to the tragedies $445,600
of
persecution
The Syracuse
and war.
City School
This funding
District
is designed
has received
to
$445,600
support adult
from Catholic
refugees with economic and social
Charities’ RSSP Grant to assist individuals
REFUGEE SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM (RSSP) - CATHOLIC CHARITIES $445,600
self-sufficiency
who have been forcedas soon as possible
to flee afterof
their countries their arrival
origin due tointhe
thetragedies
U.S. With these funds,
of persecution the
and SCSD’s
war. This funding
Refugee
The
is designedAssistance
Syracuse toCity
support Program
School District
adult provides
refugees a range
has received
with economic of services
$445,600
and from andCharities’
Catholic
social supports,
self-sufficiency including
asRSSP
soonGrant totranslation
assist
as possible and
individuals
after their
who have
interpretationbeen forced to
services,
arrival in the U.S. flee their countries
transportation,
With these of
case
funds, the SCSD’s origin due
management
Refugee to the tragedies
Assistanceand of
referral,
Program persecution
life skills
provides and war. This
orientation,
a range funding
of services and
and job
is designedincluding
supports,
readiness to support
classes. adult refugees
translation with economic
and interpretation and social
services, self-sufficiency
transportation, caseasmanagement
soon as possible after their
and referral, life
arrival in the U.S. With
skills orientation, these
and job funds, classes.
readiness the SCSD’s Refugee Assistance Program provides a range of services and
supports,supports
Funding including translation
the salaries andofinterpretation services, transportation,
2.0 FTE employment case FTE
specialists, 1.80 management and referral, life
adult vocational
skills
Fundingorientation,
supports and
the job readiness
salaries of 2.0 classes.
FTE employment specialists, 1.80 FTE adult vocational
teachers, staff extension of service, student transportation, program supplies and materials, teachers, staff
extension of service, student transportation,
employee benefits, and indirect costs. program supplies and materials, employee benefits, and indirect
Funding
costs. supports the salaries of 2.0 FTE employment specialists, 1.80 FTE adult vocational teachers, staff
extension of service, student transportation, program supplies and materials, employee benefits, and indirect
costs.

SAY YES
SAY YESTOTO
EDUCATION - AID –
EDUCATION TOAID
LOCALITIES
TO LOCALITIES $350,000
$350,000
The New
SAY
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York State
StateEducation
EDUCATION - AID
Education Department
TO has allocated
LOCALITIES
Department a total of
has allocated a $350,000 to the Syracuse
total of $350,000 to theCity School District
$350,000
Syracuse
under the Aid to Localities Fund. The funds support social workers, placed at Delaware Primary, Franklin, Salem
City
The School
New District under the Aid to Localities Fund.a total
The offunds support social workers,School
placed at
Hyde, andYork State Education
Nottingham, who are Department
part of the has
Say allocated
Yes to Education $350,000
expansion oftosupports
the Syracuse
in theCity District
District. They assist
Delaware
under
in providingPrimary,
the Aid family Franklin,
to Localities
outreach Fund.Salem Hyde,
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services funds and
support
referral Nottingham,
of social
parentsworkers, who are
placed
and family part of
at Delaware
members the Say Yes
Primary,and
to programs to Education
Franklin,
servicesSalem
in the
expansion
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andNottingham,
throughout in the
the areDistrict. They
part of the
community. Say
They assist in providing
Yescollaborate
also to Educationwith family
expansion
other ofoutreach
social workers,services
supports and They
incounselors,
the District. referral of
assist
in providing
parents andfamily
psychologists, familyoutreach
members
and teachers services
to and
to programs
provide referral
and
appropriate ofsocial/emotional
parents and
services in family members
the learning
District andtothroughout
programs
opportunities andandtheservices in the
community.
wraparound
District
They and
also
services throughout
forcollaborate
targeted the
withcommunity.
students. other socialThey also collaborate
workers, with other
counselors, social workers,
psychologists, andcounselors,
teachers to provide
psychologists, and teachers to provide appropriate social/emotional learning opportunities and wraparound
appropriate social/emotional learning opportunities and wraparound services for targeted students.
services for
Funding targeted
supports thestudents.
salaries of 4.0 FTE social workers and employee benefits.
Funding supports the salaries of 4.0 FTE social workers and employee benefits.
Funding supports the salaries of 4.0 FTE social workers and employee benefits.

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SCHOOL CLIMATE TRANSFORMATION GRANT $1,163,240

COMPETITIVE GRANTS
The Syracuse City School District is implementing the final year of a 5-year competitive School
Climate Transformation grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The purpose of SCTG is to
build district capacity to enhance and implement multi-tiered systems of behavioral, academic,
SCHOOL CLIMATE TRANSFORMATION GRANT $1,163,240
and emotional supports, leading to improvements in school climate and learning outcomes
for
TheallSyracuse
students.
CityProject activities
School District support thethe
is implementing district-wide
final year ofrollout
a 5-yearofcompetitive
the revised Student
School Code
Climate
of Conduct. Key project activities include: phased implementation of Educators for Social capacity
Transformation grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The purpose of SCTG is to build district
to enhance and implement
Responsibility’s Engaged multi-tiered
Classrooms systems of behavioral,
approach academic,schools,
in all secondary and emotional supports, of
development leading to
a cadre
improvements in school climate and learning outcomes for all students. Project activities support the district-
of SCSD trainers to provide school-level support for implementing the Code of Conduct, effective
wide rollout of the revised Student Code of Conduct. Key project activities include: phased implementation of
classroom management techniques, data analysis, and the Engaged Classrooms approach,
Educators for Social Responsibility’s Engaged Classrooms approach in all secondary schools, development of a
extensive professional
cadre of SCSD trainers to development for secondary
provide school-level support for teachers
implementingon Engaged
the Code ofClassrooms, professional
Conduct, effective
development and meetings
classroom management of School
techniques, Climate,and
data analysis, Student Intervention,
the Engaged Classrooms and Discipline
approach, & Student
extensive
Support Teams
professional to promote
development for school
secondaryclimate improvement,
teachers and improving
on Engaged Classrooms, the assessment,
professional developmentuse, and
meetings of
reporting, School
and Climate,
analysis of Student
studentIntervention,
behavior data.and Discipline & Student Support Teams to promote school
climate improvement, and improving the assessment, use, reporting, and analysis of student behavior data.
Funding supports the salaries of a .50 FTE Program Supervisor, 1.0 FTE Project Facilitator, and a
Funding
1.0 supports
FTE Data the salaries
Analyst, of a .50
extension of FTE Program
service Supervisor, 1.0development,
for professional FTE Project Facilitator, and ato
staff travel 1.0required
FTE Data
Analyst, extension
meetings of service forprogram
and conferences, professional development,
supplies, staff travel
contractual to required
charges meetings
for mental andand
health conferences,
substance
program supplies, contractual charges for mental health and substance abuse counseling services, expert
abuse counseling services, expert consulting, and training, employee benefits, and indirect costs.
consulting, and training, employee benefits, and indirect costs.

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STOP SCHOOL VIOLENCE $333,248

COMPETITIVE GRANTS
The SCSD has secured year three funding for the STOP School Violence Grant Program. This
program is designed to ensure a positive school climate and improve security in K-12 schools by
STOP SCHOOL
providing VIOLENCE
students and teachers with the tools they need to recognize, help prevent, and$333,248 respond
quickly to acts of violence. The Syracuse City School District partnered with Street Addiction, Inc.,
The SCSD has secured year three funding for the STOP School Violence Grant Program. This program is designed
and GoodaLife
to ensure Youth
positive Foundation
school in securing
climate and this 3-year
improve security in K-12grant designed
schools to support
by providing studentsaand
comprehensive,
teachers with
trauma-informed
the tools they needapproach in the
to recognize, helpeight targeted
prevent, schools.
and respond quickly to acts of violence. The Syracuse City School
District partnered with Street Addiction, Inc., and Good Life Youth Foundation in securing this 3-year grant
Each year,tothe
designed targeted
support schools deliver
a comprehensive, two engaging,
trauma-informed interactive
approach schoolwide
in the eight targeted assemblies
schools. for all
students. Meanwhile, 90 students with needs for intensive violence-prevention intervention receive
comprehensive case management,
Each year, the targeted mentoring
schools deliver two engaging,support, and
interactive referral services.
schoolwide assembliesAdditionally, as many
for all students.
Meanwhile,
as 90 students
400 teachers with needs
and other for intensiveinviolence-prevention
staff participate training on topicsintervention
related toreceive comprehensive
violence prevention,case such
management,
as mentoring
trauma sensitivity, support, responsive
culturally and referral services.
practices,Additionally, as many as
street addiction, 400 teachers and
de-escalation other staff
strategies, and
participate in training on topics related to violence prevention, such as trauma sensitivity, culturally responsive
mental health awareness.
practices, street addiction, de-escalation strategies, and mental health awareness.
Funding supports contractual services with the project partners and the purchase of supplies and
Funding supports contractual services with the project partners and the purchase of supplies and materials to
materials to support programmatic, professional development opportunities and indirect costs.
support programmatic, professional development opportunities and indirect costs.

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 COMPETITIVE GRANTS

TITLE I: NYSIP PLC GRANT $900,000

The NYS Integration

COMPETITIVE Project (NYSIP) Professional Learning Communities program was established to
GRANTS
increase student achievement in New York State Title I Schools, particularly those schools identified
for improvement, by encouraging greater racial/ethnic, special education, English language learner/
TITLE I: NYSIP
multilingual PLC GRANT
learner $900,000
(ELL/MLL), and socioeconomic integration in Title I schools. This program
consists
The NYS of three phases.
Integration Project Phase
(NYSIP) IProfessional
was to learn aboutCommunities
Learning the benefitsprogram
of integration and develop
was established a
to increase
sustainable integration
student achievement strategy
in New for the
York State Titledistrict. Phase
I Schools, II wasthose
particularly to refine theidentified
schools integration strategy andby
for improvement,
implement
encouragingagreater
limitedracial/ethnic,
pilot. Phasespecial
III is intended
education,for districts
English to more
language fully implement
learner/multilingual the integration
learner (ELL/MLL),
plan
and that was developed
socioeconomic through
integration in Titleparticipating
I schools. Thisin Phasesconsists
program I and II.
of three phases. Phase I was to learn
about the benefits of integration and develop a sustainable integration strategy for the district. Phase II was to
The integration
refine strategy
the integration shifted
strategy during thea 2022-23
and implement school
limited pilot. Phaseyear from a focus
III is intended of providing
for districts to more highly
fully
implementwell-developed
desirable, the integration plan that was
choice developed
programs forthrough
all our participating in Phases6-8)
traditional (grades I and II.
middle schools to
attract a larger population of students and families from diverse demographic backgrounds to a
The integration strategy shifted during the 2022-23 school year from a focus of providing highly desirable, well-
focus on CTE in all middle school grades. The District was provided a one-year no-cost extension
developed choice programs for all our traditional (grades 6-8) middle schools to attract a larger population of
and the CTE
students and focus
familieswill
fromcontinue in 2023-24.backgrounds
diverse demographic Each middle to school
a focus on agedCTEstudent will school
in all middle take agrades.
minimum The
ofDistrict
one CTE class as well as attend the District’s CTE Expo that gives an overview
was provided a one-year no-cost extension and the CTE focus will continue in 2023-24. Each middle of all CTE
programming
school aged studentoffered.
will The
take aintent is toofprovide
minimum one CTEthis
classexposure
as well as which
attend the will District’s
help direct students
CTE Expo to an
that gives
various
overview high
of allschools resulting in
CTE programming the demographics
offered. of the high
The intent is to provide schools which
this exposure to become
will help more
directdiverse.
students to
various high schools resulting in the demographics of the high schools to become more diverse.
Funding supports a 2.0 FTE program facilitators, 2.0 FTE instructional coaches, extension of service
for teachers
Funding to participate
supports in CTEfacilitators,
a 2.0 FTE program professional development,
2.0 FTE instructionalplanning, and dataofreview,
coaches, extension supplies
service for teachers
to participate
and materialsintoCTE professional
support development, planning,
CTE programming, and data
travel costs for review, supplies and materials
the implementation team’s to support CTE
attendance
atprogramming, travel costs sessions,
statewide NYSIP-PLC for the implementation team’s attendance
employee benefits, at statewide
and indirect costs. NYSIP-PLC sessions, employee
benefits, and indirect costs.

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COMPETITIVE GRANTS
TITLE I: SIG HIGH SCHOOL REDESIGN $100,000

The SCSD has received School Improvement Grant 1003 High School Redesign Continuation funds
TITLE I: SIG HIGH SCHOOL REDESIGN $100,000
to support redesign models in schools that participated in the 2022-23 High School Redesign
Program.
The SCSD Nottingham High School
has received School is eligible
Improvement Grant for this
1003 funding.
High School Redesign Continuation funds to support
redesign models in schools that participated in the 2022-23 High School Redesign Program. Nottingham High
Funding
School issupports
eligible forextension of service for teachers to provide academic support and Regents prep
this funding.
for students, participation in the school attendance team to address chronic absenteeism, data
Funding to
analysis supports extension of service
drive instruction, for teachers
supplemental to provide academic
instructional supplies,support and Regents
employee prep
benefits, andforindirect
students,
participation in the school attendance team to address chronic absenteeism, data analysis to drive instruction,
costs.
supplemental instructional supplies, employee benefits, and indirect costs.

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C O M P E T I T I VGRANTS
E GRANTS

WIOA - LITERACY
WORKFORCE & CIVICS
INVESTMENT ACT GRANT
(WIA) - LITERACY & CIVICS GRANT $300,000
$300,000
The
The Workforce Innovation
Workforce Innovation and
and Opportunity
Opportunity Act (WIOA)
Act (WIOA) is established
is established to provideto adult
provide adult and
education education
literacy
services
and to assist
literacy out-of-school
services to assistyouth and adults to
out-of-school become
youth andliterate,
adults totoobtain
becomethe literate,
knowledge toand skillsthe
obtain
necessary forand
knowledge employment and economic
skills necessary self-sufficiency,
for employment and and to assist these
economic individuals inand
self-sufficiency, the completion of a
to assist these
secondary school
individuals in theeducation.
completion Specifically, Program school
of a secondary Area 2 ofeducation.
WIOA provides funds for Program
Specifically, IntegratedArea
English2 of WIOA
Literacy and
provides Civics
funds forEducation (IEL/CE)
Integrated to this
English population.
Literacy and Civics Education (IEL/CE) to this population.
The SCSD
The SCSD hashasbeen
beenawarded a five-year
awarded grant for
a five-year the for
grant IEL/CE
theprogram. IEL/CE serves
IEL/CE program. English
IEL/CE language
serves learners
English
(ELLs), including
language immigrants
learners and refugees,
(ELLs), including who are not
immigrants enrolled
and or required
refugees, who areto be
notenrolled in secondary
enrolled or requiredschool,
to
bewho do not have
enrolled a U.S. secondary
in secondary school,school
whodiploma, or whoa lack
do not have U.S.the level of reading,
secondary schoolwriting and computation
diploma, or who lack the
skillsof
level expected
reading,of awriting
high school
and graduate.
computationThis program enables eligible
skills expected students
of a high schoolto achieve
graduate.competency in the
This program
English language
enables eligible and to acquire
students the skillscompetency
to achieve needed to function
in theeffectively as parents, and
English language workers, and citizens
to acquire the of the
skills
United States.
needed to function effectively as parents, workers, and citizens of the United States.
Allclasses
All classes include
include instruction in English
instruction language
in English acquisition
language and literacy,
acquisition andthe rights and
literacy, the responsibilities
rights and of
citizenship, civic participation, and workforce training. Programming includes Early
responsibilities of citizenship, civic participation, and workforce training. Programming Childhood Education
includes Early
Teaching Assistant Preparation classes, the Manufacturing Training Initiative,
Childhood Education Teaching Assistant Preparation classes, the Manufacturing Training ELL Basic Computer Classes, and a
Initiative,
Workplace Literacy Program. The budget covers the salary and employee benefits of adult education teachers
ELL Basic Computer Classes, and a Workplace Literacy Program. The budget covers the salary and
and a case manager.
employee benefits of adult education teachers and a case manager.

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COMPETITIVE GRANTS
WIOA - TITLE II - ADULT LITERACY $258,068
COMPETITIVE GRANTS
The SCSD hasINVESTMENT
WORKFORCE been awarded ACTa(WIA)
five-year of Adult
- TITLE BasicLITERACY
II – ADULT Education and Literacy Services funding. $258,068
The Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) provides adult education and literacy services
toThe SCSDout-of-school
assist has been awarded a five-year
youth of Adult
and adults Basic Education
to become literateandandLiteracy
obtainServices funding. The
the knowledge Workforce
and skills
UNIVERSAL
Innovation for
necessary FULL-DAY
Opportunity
employment PREKINDERGARTEN
Act (WIOA)
and economic -self-sufficiency,
provides adult STATEWIDE
education and andliteracy servicesthese
to assist to assist $1,604,514
out-of-school
individuals youth
in the
and adults
completion to become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for employment and economic self-
The SyracuseofCity
a secondary school
School District education.
has received Specifically,
this grant Program
for an additional Area
year 1 provides
of funding underfunding for Adult
the Statewide
sufficiency,
Basic and
Education to assist these individuals in the completion of a secondary school education. Specifically,
Universal Full-Day(ABE) and Literacy
Prekindergarten Services.
Program for continued implementation of quality full-day prekindergarten
Program Area 1 provides funding for Adult Basic Education (ABE) and Literacy Services.
programming in the Syracuse community. This funding allows the district to offer 153 new full-day
Adults living in and
prekindergarten seatsnear poverty
and 66 often are
half-to-full-day hampered
conversion by The
seats. lackSyracuse
of education andDistrict
City School skills, works
leading
in to
Adults living
limited accessin and
to nearopportunities
job poverty often areandhampered
potential byfor
lack of education
living wages. and skills, leading to
Collaboratively, limited
the SCSD access
and to
collaboration with its partner agencies (Catholic Charities of Onondaga County, Elmcrest Children’s Center,
job opportunities
OCM-BOCES and potential
conduct Adult for living
Basic wages. Collaboratively,
Education and Adult the SCSD and
Secondary OCM BOCES
Education conduct Adult
(ABE/ASE) Basic
classes,
Jowonio School, MANOS, and the Salvation Army) to design and deliver coordinated programming across the
Education
distance and Adult Secondary Education (ABE/ASE) classes, distance learning, and
learning, and National External Diploma Program (NEDP), through which adult students National External Diploma
city.
Program (NEDP), through which adult students may improve literacy skills, earn a High School Equivalency or
may improve literacy skills, earn a High School Equivalency or GED diploma, and pursue career
GED diploma, and pursue career options, post-secondary opportunities, and employment. The SCSD and OCM
options, post-secondary
Funding supports a portion opportunities, andDirector
of the salary of the employment.
of PreK andThethe
SCSD and OCM-BOCES
PreK Coordinator, use this
two full-time
BOCES use this funding to serve more than 500 students between the ages of 16 and 24 in Onondaga County.
funding to (FTE)
equivalent servecertified
more than 500two
teachers, students between
part-time (.25 FTEthe
andages of certified
.50 FTE) 16 and 24 in Onondaga
teachers, seven FTECounty.
teaching
assistants and one half-time (.50 FTE) teaching assistant, supplies and materials to support pre-k classroom
This budget
This budget pays
paysfor thethe
salaries and and
employee benefits of a number
of a of full-time equivalent and part-time
instruction and Corefor salaries
Knowledge Language employee benefits
Arts programming, number
contractual costsof full-time
with equivalent
our partnering and to
agencies
teachers, testing materials and other program supplies, a contract with OCM BOCES to provide instructional
part-time teachers,
provide pre-k testingemployee
programming, materialsbenefits,
and other
and program supplies, a contract with OCM-BOCES to
indirect costs.
services to program participants, and indirect costs.
provide instructional services to program participants, and indirect costs.

WIOA TITLE
WIOA II - BOCES
- TITLE II - BOCES $82,095
$ 82,095
Through funding
Through fundingfromfrom the Workforce
the Investment
Workforce Opportunity
Investment Act (WIOA),
Opportunity the Syracuse
Act (WIOA), City SchoolCity
the Syracuse District
School District works with Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES (OCM-BOCES) and the Center(CCA)
works with Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES (OCM-BOCES) and the Center for Community Alternatives for
to provide seamless
Community literacy(CCA)
Alternatives and transitional
to provide educational
seamlessservices
literacytoand
inmates at the Onondaga
transitional County
educational Justice to
services
Center. This effort enhances the educational programming provided to inmates to reduce recidivism rates and
inmates at the Onondaga County Justice Center. This effort enhances the educational programming
end the cycle of poverty in Onondaga County.
provided to inmates to reduce recidivism rates and end the cycle of poverty in Onondaga County.
Funding supports
Funding supportsthe salary
the andand
salary employee benefits
employee of a professional
benefits literacy instructor
of a professional literacy to address the
instructor targeted
to address
needs of program participants. A small portion is set aside to cover indirect costs.
the targeted needs of program participants. A small portion is set aside to cover indirect costs.

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GRANT INDEX
 GRANT INDEX

Program Source Type Page

21st Century Community Learning Centers (2022-27) Federal Competitive 44

Afghan Refugee School Impact (ARSI) Federal Competitive 45

Agricultural Literacy Grant (Cornell) Local Competitive 45

American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Federal Federal Stimulus 6

Americanization League Local Other 84

Bank Street College of Education Local Competitive 46

Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) Local Formula 24

Connect Kids Transportation State Other 84

Dick's Sports Matter Local Other 85

Elmcrest Campus School Local Other 85

Elmcrest Summer School Local Other 86

Empire State After School Program (I) State Competitive 47

Empire State After School Program (II) State Competitive 48

Empire State After-School Program (III) State Competitive 49

Employment Preparation Education (EPE) State Formula 25

Extended Learning Time (ELT) State Competitive 50

Homeless Child Education (McKinney-Vento) Federal Competitive 51

Homeless I - ARP Federal Federal Stimulus 8

Homeless II - ARP Federal Federal Stimulus 8

Homeless II - ARP - SLR Federal Federal Stimulus 9

Indian Education Act Federal Formula 26

Literacy Champions Local Competitive 51

Literacy Zone Initiative: Syracuse East Federal Competitive 52

Literacy Zone Initiative: Syracuse North Federal Competitive 52

Literacy Zone Initiative: Syracuse South Federal Competitive 53

Literacy Zone Initiative: Syracuse West Federal Competitive 54

Lockheed Martin CTE Equipment Local Competitive 54

Mentor Teacher Internship Program (MTIP) State Competitive 55

My Brother's Keeper FCEP State Competitive 55

My Brother's Keeper Fellows Program State Competitive 56

National Grid NSBE Local Other 87

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Program Source Type Page

New York GEAR UP Federal Competitive 57

NY SNAP in School State Competitive 58

Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) - ECHS at Corcoran State Competitive 58

Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) - ECHS at Henninger State Competitive 59

Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) - ECHS at ITC State Competitive 60

Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) - ECHS at PSLA State Competitive 61

Perkins V/CTE Federal Formula 27

Pre-K Evaluation 3-5 Local Other 88

Pre-K Related Services 3-5 (SEIT) Local Other 88

Pre-K Related Services Only Local Other 89

Pre-K Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) Local Other 89

RECOVS Learning Loss Program Federal Competitive 62

RECOVS Mental Health Grant Federal Competitive 63

Refugee & Immigrant Student Welcome Program (RISWP) State Competitive 64

Refugee School Impact Program Federal Competitive 65

Refugee Social Services Program (RSSP) - Catholic Charities Federal Competitive 66

Say Yes to Education - Aid to Localities State Competitive 66

School Climate Transformation Grant Federal Competitive 67

School Health Services State Formula 27

School Library System Automation Aid State Formula 28

School Library System Operating Aid State Formula 28

School Library System Supplementary Aid State Formula 29

Section 4408 - Special Education Summer School Program Local Formula 30

Section 4408 - Transportation State Formula 30

Section 611 - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Federal Formula 31

Section 619 - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Federal Formula 32
Smart Scholars - Early College High School (ECHS) at ITC - Cohort
State Competitive 68
2
Smart Scholars - Early College High School (ECHS) at ITC - Cohort
State Competitive 69
3
Smart Scholars - Early College High School (ECHS) Program at
State Competitive 70
Nottingham
Smart Start Program State Competitive 71

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Program Source Type Page

Special Class in an Integrated Setting (SCIS) 3-5 Local Other 90

Special Class in an Integrated Setting (SCIS) 3-5 Summer Local Other 91

STOP School Violence Federal Competitive 72

Stronger Connections Grant State Competitive 73

Student Mental Health Support State Competitive 74

Summer - Half Day - 3 & 4 Year Olds Local Other 92

Teacher Center: Non-State Local Competitive 74

Teacher Resource and Computer Training Center State Competitive 75

Teachers of Tomorrow Program One State Competitive 75

Teachers of Tomorrow SMBE State Competitive 76

Title I, Part A: Improving Academic Achievement for the
Federal Formula 33
Disadvantaged
Title I, Part D: Neglected & Delinquent (N&D) Program Federal Formula 34

Title I: 1003 Basic School Improvement Grant (SIG) Federal Formula 35

Title I: NYSIP PLC Grant Federal Competitive 77

Title I: School Improvement Grant (SIG) Targeted Federal Formula 36

Title I: SIG High School Redesign Federal Competitive 78

Title II, Part A: Teacher & Principal Training & Recruiting Federal Formula 37

Title III, Part A: English Language Learner (ELL) Funds Federal Formula 38

Title III, Part A: Immigrant Funds Federal Formula 39

Title IV, Part A: Student Support & Academic Enrichment Program
Federal Formula 40
(SSAE)
Universal Full-Day Prekindergarten - Statewide State Competitive 79

Universal Pre-K (UPK) State Formula 41

WIOA - Literacy & Civics Grant Federal Competitive 80

WIOA - Title II - Adult Literacy Federal Competitive 81

WIOA - Title II - BOCES Federal Competitive 81

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Grant Name Funder Amount Grant Description

Funding to support law enforcement, crime prevention, drug treatment, crime
JAG Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance US Dept of Justice $90,306
victim, and mental health programs.
Funding to support law enforcement, crime prevention, drug treatment, crime
JAG Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance US Dept of Justice $100,628
victim, and mental health programs.
Funding for law enforcement agencies, including tribal law enforcement,
Body Worn Camera (BWC) US Dept of Justice $140,000 seeking to pilot, establish, or enhance body-worn camera policy and
implementation practices.

JAG 2022 Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance US Dept of Justice $117,724 Funding to support law enforcement, crime prevention, drug

Funding to develop the capacity of law enforcement to implement community

Community Policing Development (CPD) Crisis
US Dept of Justice $249,275 policing startegies by providing guidance on promising pracices through the
Intervention Team (CIT)
development and testing of innovative startegies.

Funds will be used to develop the capacity of law enforcement to implement

Community Policing Development (CPD)
US Dept of Justice $74,612 effective practices, outcomes, and strategies to prevent crime and promote
Accreditation Solicitation
safe communities.
Funding to support law enforcement, crime prevention, drug treatment, crime
JAG Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance US Dept of Justice $1,484,887
victim, and mental health programs.
Funding to support law enforcement, crime prevention, drug treatment, crime
JAG 2021 Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance US Dept of Justice $108,200
victim, and mental health programs.
Funding to support law enforcement, crime prevention, drug treatment, crime
JAG 2023 Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance US Dept of Justice $129,647
victim, and mental health programs.
The primary purpose of the program is to act as a bridge between graduating
Police Cadet Recruitment Bureau of Justice Assistance 2023 Discretionary $500,000
high school and becoming a police officer.
The funding allow for the expansion of the existing COPS Camera
COPS Cameras Bureau of Justice Assistance 2024 Discretionary $1,000,000 infrastructure across key areas in the city as well as providing critical repairs
and replacements to the existing network.
The funding allows states, tribes, and local governments to support a broad
SPD PALS Bureau of Justice Assistance 2024 Discretionary $415,000 range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own local
needs and conditions.

The Community Broadband Program provides affordable, high speed internet

Broadband Extension American Rescue Plan Act ARPA $30,000,000
for underserved families in Syracuse, using Federal ARPA funds.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Funding to reduce the number of injuries, deaths, and economic losses from
NYS Government Traffic Safety $46,000
(NHTSA) motor vehicle crashes.

Syracuse Build provides an accessible workforce pipeline for Syracuse

residents, especially for women and people of color. Syracuse Build
Syracuse Build Urban Opportunity Work
US Dept of Labor $300,000 convenes local government, anchor institutions, union apprenticeship
Readiness Program
programs, and construction firms into a coordinated network of community,
training, and workforce partners.

US Consumer Product Safety Commission Grant Funding to protects the public from unsafe consumer products and
US Consumer Product Safety Commission $50,000
Program unreasonable risks of injury.
Funding to equip and train emergency personnel, enhance efficiencies and
Assistance to Firefighters Grant FEMA $1,500,00
support community resilience.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Funding to reduce the number of injuries, deaths, and economic losses from
NYS Government Traffic Safety $200,000
(NHTSA) motor vehicle crashes.
Funding for fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest
Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency
FEMA $7,00,000 organizations to help them increase or maintain the number of trained, "front
Response Program ( SAFER)
line" firefighters available in their communities.

Gifford Foundation (Project Safe Neighborhoods) US Dept of Justice $109,548 Funding for community-wide violence intervention and prevention.

Funding to implement programs that support expanded tree canopy,

The Forest Service's Urban and Community
US Dept of Agriculture $10,605,254 improved health, ecological and economic benefits and build capacity for
Forestry Program
stronger community engaement in forest planning .
 Office of the Syracuse City Auditor

Hon. Alexander Marion, MPA, City Auditor

Kyle W. Madden, Deputy City Auditor
Michael Guckert, Auditor III | Deborah Somers, Auditor I
Christina Whiteside, Secretary to the Auditor

233 East Washington Street

433 City Hall
Syracuse, New York 13202
(315) 448-8477 | www.syr.gov/syracuseauditor | @SyracuseAuditor