The Department of War, Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC), today awarded Tucson Unified School District a $41.1 million grant as the federal share of a larger $54 million project to construct a new Frank Borman K8 School on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
This project will address facility capacity and condition deficiencies that placed Frank Borman K8 School as #46 on the 2019 Deputy Secretary of War's "Public Schools on Military Installations Priority List" (Priority List). Upon completion, 604 students in kindergarten through eighth grade will be supported through this project annually.
Funding for this grant is provided under the Department's Public Schools on Military Installations Program. In making these funds available, OLDCC must give priority consideration to military installations that have schools with the most serious facility capacity and condition deficiencies, as determined by the Priority List.
A multi-disciplined Federal Evaluation Team, with representatives from the Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force, Army, Navy, and OLDCC reviewed the school project to ensure the award appropriately addresses the noted facility capacity and condition deficiencies.
In correcting the identified facility condition and capacity issues at Frank Borman K8 School, this grant keeps faith with service members, improves the quality of education for defense-connected students, aids in the recruitment and retention of vital skills at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, and enhances partnerships between the community and the installation.
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