DeWine Awards $10 Million School Bus Safety Grant across 371 Districts

The Ohio School Bus Safety Grant Program awarded a total of $10 million across 371 Ohio schools, districts and county boards of developmental disabilities for school buses to upgrade the safety of the existing school buses, as well as add advanced safety features on new buses.

Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) and Workforce Director Stephen Dackin announced the award for the eligible districts on Jan. 22, and offered 17 recommendations for these districts to enhance the safety of transportation for students and drivers.

DeWine created the Ohio School Bus Safety Working Group in August 2023 after a tragedy occurred in Clark County, when a vehicle collided with a Northwestern Local School District bus and killed an 11-year-old boy and injured several other children, according to a 2024 report.

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