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Department of Education Awards More than $33 Million to Local Education Agencies and Community-based Organizations to Develop Physical Education and Nutrition Programs
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded 67 grants totaling more than $33 million to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and community-based http://www.khanacademy.org/ organizations that plan to implement comprehensive, integrated physical activity and nutrition programs for their students through the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP). Funding is intended to assist these entities with initiating, expanding, or enhancing physical education and nutrition education programs, including after-school programs, for students in kindergarten through 12th grades. Through these programs, it is expected that students will develop an appreciation for lifelong, healthy nutrition and physical education habits, and make progress toward meeting their state standards for physical education. "A healthy, active lifestyle is an important ingredient of academic success," U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said. "These grants are a resource to help schools and communities develop programs that teach students the importance of staying active and developing healthy lifestyles. We need more states, districts, schools and communities to recognize the critically important role of physical education in improving student engagement and achievement." Grant recipients must implement programs that help students make progress toward meeting their state standards for physical education. In addition, these programs must undertake the following: 1) instruction in healthy eating habits and good nutrition, and 2) physical fitness activities that include at least one of the following: The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Healthy Students manages the PEP grants and supports efforts to create safe schools, ensure the health and well-being of students, teach students good citizenship and character, respond to crises, and prevent drug and alcohol abuse. For additional information on the PEP grant program, visit http://www2.ed.gov/programs/whitephysed/index.html. Alaska
$469,262
Alabama
$368,908
$729,753
Arkansas
$160,000
Arizona
$578,221
California
$644,351
$750,000
$256,764
$602,760
$427,942
$845,138
Colorado
$508,006
Connecticut
$350,452
Florida
$950,949
$600,146
Idaho
$452,654
Illinois
$242,470
$550,190
$635,985
Indiana
$384,563
Kansas
$272,480
Kentucky
$343,709
$379,796
$260,261
$214,843
Louisiana
$573,202
Massachusetts
$613,554
$645,264
Maine
$727,772
Michigan
$429,404
$715,726
Minnesota
$172,052
$420,408
Mississippi
$496,618
Montana
$351,802
$390,684
North Dakota
$690,869
Nebraska
$494,356
$760,419
New Mexico
$718,465
New York
$441,840
$445,037
$577,861
$358,468
$219,622
$409,217
$701,703
Ohio
$746,436
Oklahoma
$734,222
$934,767
$607,828
$450,716
Pennsylvania
$280,570
$750,010
$582,627
$537,167
South Dakota
DIAL/MCEC
$429,680
Tennessee
$509,412
Texas
$750,000
Utah
$529,811
Wisconsin
$375,151
$857,413
$281,641
$442,525
$391,699
$359,816
$446,041
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