The state Department of Education has awarded $6.4 million to school districts to advance technical education programming.
In total, 36 grants were issued to districts large and small in every corner of the state.
The funding will provide programs to help students perusing a career in trades, focusing on employability skills and modern tech tools.
Recipients of the grants include:
- Aberdeen Catholic Schools, $116,848.00;
- Aberdeen School District, $240,085.48;
- Baltic School District, $218,806.31;
- Brandon Valley School District, $221,683.81;
- Bridgewater-Emery, $122,011.14;
- Custer School District, $226,875.35;
- Deuel School District, $50,773.00;
- Douglas School District, $243,744.00;
- Eagle Butte School District, $222,924.72;
- Elk Point – Jefferson School District, $214,151.20;
- Faith School District, $228,987.96;
- Faulkton School District, $218,575.33;
- Freeman School District, $240,194.35;
- Groton School District, $244,871.00;
- Hanson School District, $141,000.00;
- Harrisburg School District, $199,678.72;
- Irene-Wakonda School District, $67,649.73;
- Kadoka School District, $123,347.56;
- Lake Preston School District, $54,220.36;
- Madison School District, $179,829.10;
- McIntosh School District, $106,384.33;
- Menno School District, $208,736.00;
- Mobridge-Pollock School District, $105,624.00;
- Oglala Lakota School District, $206,150.00;
- Parkston School District, $174,075.10;
- Rapid City Area Schools, $248,046.18;
- Rosholt School District, $86,738.36;
- Spearfish School District, $243,080.32;
- Stanley County School District, $245,827.26;
- Vermillion School District, $219,618.01;
- Wall School District, $250,000.00;
- Warner School District, $159,200.00;
- Webster Area School District, $217,695.00;
- West Central School District, $108,615.82;
- Wilmot School District, $136,918.52; and
- Wolsey-Wessington School District, $117,700.81