ATLANTA (January 12, 2022) | On Monday, Governor Brian Kemp announced recipients for education funding under Round 1 of the second installment of the Governors Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER II). The available $47 million funds will be distributed among underserved communities for charter school growth, STEM education and dyslexia screening and intervention for K-3 students. Funding also addresses Student Mental Health Needs initiatives, Pipelines for Teachers, Healthcare, and Commercial Drivers and pandemic-related state needs. These Pipelines serve to train and employ more drivers to help combat supply chain issues and expand training for nurses throughout the state.
Specifically, $820,202 funds will go to the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Moultrie Campus, located in District 11, to help connect students to career pathways in the field of medicine. The funding will also go towards providing technology upgrades and means testing aide for student housing.
Additionally, $3.1 million will go towards training nurses at Georgia Southwestern State, Fort Valley State, and Middle Georgia State. An emphasis will be placed on expanding educational opportunities to more areas of the state and providing hands on learning experiences.
“I am very excited to see these funding plans take effect and specifically improve healthcare in South Georgia. As a primary care physician myself, I can personally attest to the value of having well-trained, confident healthcare workers as our state continues to walk through the pandemic together,” said Sen. Dean Burke (R – Bainbridge). “I want to thank Governor Kemp for recognizing the importance of funding these areas of critical need.”
The full breakdown for funding under GEER II is as follows:
- Classroom Grants – $15.4 million
- Teacher Pipeline – $1.3 million
- Student Mental Health Needs – $6 million
- Education-to-Workforce Pipeline for Healthcare – $3.1 million
- Georgia Southwestern State – $866,723
- Fort Valley State – $1,320,150
- Middle Georgia State – $900,000
- PCOM Medicine Project (Moultrie Campus) – $820,202
- Education-to-Workforce Pipeline for Commercial Drivers – $8.32 million
- Improving Outcomes for Students with Dyslexia – $4.7million
- Rock Eagle 4-H Center – $2.2 million
- Charter School Growth Initiative – $4.1 million
- STEM Education – $1 million
- Georgia Music Education Grants – $200,000
You can view the detailed report of the breakdowns here: https://madmimi.com/p/fedd531?pact=259385-166184060-11596142960-13a245c58f934146b390c3e193748061c4980760.
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For Immediate Release:
Jan. 12, 2022
Sophie Stepakoff, Communications Associate
Sophie.Stepakoff@senate.ga.gov
404.656.0028