7010-1192 Educational Improvement Projects Earmarks

For grants to cities, towns, school districts and nonprofit entities for educational improvement projects; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item of appropriation; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for upgrades to the North Reading public schools' intrusion alarm system; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the replacement of student Chromebooks in the town of North Reading; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell, Inc. for transitional services for refugees; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Community Investors, Inc.'s PowerPlay Initiative in the town of Wellesley to support the expansion of an inclusive after-school and out-of-school-time recreational program at urban and suburban Massachusetts schools; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended to Natick public schools to support racial equity goals defined by the METCO 2.0 Coaching initiative; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Boston Green Academy for the continuation of the Environmental Science and Technology Career Pathway program; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for youth programs at Dennison Memorial Community Center in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Beyond Soccer, Inc. for innovative health, athletic and leadership programming for low-income youth in the city of Lawrence; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to The Mystic Project youth art program in the city of Medford; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Peabody Education Foundation for its mental health initiative; provided further, that not less than $23,000 shall be expended to the Peabody department of public health for an additional school health clinician; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Westport public schools; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the town of Mansfield for the procurement of new uniforms for the Mansfield high school band; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of North Attleborough for the construction of a new ADA-accessible playground for the Joseph W. Martin, Jr. elementary school; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the All Dorchester Sports & Leadership, Inc. for educational support, nutrition and other community benefits related to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell, Inc. for renovations projects necessary to serve the minority Cambodian community supporting mental health, youth development and civic engagement; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a youth sports fund in the city of Chicopee for financial assistance and waivers for applications in youth sports programs; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to complete a sprinkler system for the elementary school in the town of Avon; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Amherst regional high school performing arts department to make technological repairs and infrastructure improvements; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the P2P basketball league for the costs to expand its programming to serve youth in the city of Salem; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for the United States of Readers program, administered by Scholastic Book Clubs, to bridge the literacy gap through increased book access in Title 1 elementary schools; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be extended to the city of Newton for sidewalk and accessible ramp improvements around the Underwood elementary school; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a project to connect organic gardening, outdoor exercise, healthy food, food preparation and elementary school aged children in the greater Northampton area, operated by Grow Food Northampton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Mary Lyon Foundation, Inc. for services and financial support to students and families in Franklin county; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Charlemont for the Mohawk Trail Regional and Hawlemont Districts sustainability study; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city of Everett to refurbish the field at the Everett Allied Veterans stadium to support the Everett high school athletic program and youth sports programs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Anatomage Table 10 software for anatomy and physiology education at Reading memorial high school in the town of Reading; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the restoration of the golden hills playground in the town of Saugus; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Stoneham for technology and hardware improvements for the Stoneham public schools; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for Friends of the Children Boston for the expansion of the professional K-12 youth mentorship program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Ateneo Dominicano Del Merrimack Valley to maintain and promote Dominican culture throughout the Merrimack valley through history, literature, arts, customs and family values; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Asociación Carnavalesca de Massachusetts, Inc. in the city of Lawrence to highlight the colorful tradition of Dominican Carnival in the Merrimack valley and to provide at-risk youth with assistance programming and after school activities; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Instituto Cultural de Puerto Rico, Inc. in the city of Lawrence, to highlight the colorful tradition of Puerto Rican culture in the Merrimack valley; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the installation of vape detectors and cameras at the Huntington alternative school in the city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for mental health services in Braintree public schools; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Coalition for Anti-Racism and Equity, Inc. and the Commonwealth Seminar for a joint fellowship program for high school and college students from underrepresented communities of color; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Dennis-Yarmouth regional high school specific to building and instructional needs including funding for vape detectors, supplies for its ADA, technology and manufacturing career pathways, robotics program and remote phone chargers for its school safety program; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for security upgrades for Brockton public schools; provided further, that not less than $875,000 shall be expended for the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Mobile Museum of Tolerance Bus; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Commonwealth Seminar through its fiscal sponsor Third Sector New England, Inc. to support its civic education, training, and leadership program focused on underserved communities; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the USS Constitution Museum, Inc. for the design and construction of the Charlestown Navy Yard Gateway Center to serve as a center for education, culture and tourism for the benefits of residents and visitors; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Silver Lake regional school district for improvements to the performing arts centers in Silver Lake regional middle school and Silver Lake regional high school; and provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended to the town of Hopedale for the renovation of existing space to provide for a family resource and engagement center; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Community Recreation Association, Inc. in the town of Dalton; provided further, that not less than $210,000 shall be expended for Allston-Brighton Community Development Corporation to provide youth services for residents of the Commonwealth Development and Faneuil Gardens apartments in the Brighton section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for Zamir Chorale of Boston, Inc. to support its musical and educational programming; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended to the city of Newton to expand mental health programs, including phone-free projects, to all 4 middle schools in the city of Newton to promote student engagement and social development; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Berkshire Educational Resources K12 to provide research and organizational assistance to school districts in Berkshire county; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Tom Ross field at the Raymond school in the city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Flying Cloud Institute, Inc. in the town of Great Barrington to support the continued education of young people and educators through science and art; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Andover for the development of plans for a team room or weight room or improvements to the concession stand at Eugene V. Lovely Memorial Field at Andover high school; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to Canton high school for continuing an Italian language and cultural education curriculum with the Cultural Italian American Organization; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of North Andover for a bus pilot program between North Andover middle school and the Joseph N. Hermann Youth Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to Youth Development Organization, Inc. in the city of Lawrence to support elementary and middle school students in their participation in STEM and arts afterschool enrichment; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Girls on the Run Greater Boston, Inc to provide social-emotional learning and physical activity curriculum to elementary and middle school-aged girls in the city of Lynn and the towns of Lynnfield, Marblehead, Nahant, Saugus and Swampscott; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the town of Boylston for safety upgrades at Boylston elementary school including roof replacement and other related repairs; provided further, that not less $50,000 shall be expended for the Together for Kids Coalition in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the Worcester Education Collaborative and the United Way of Central Massachusetts, Inc. for the Worcester Literacy Partnership; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to The REAL Program, Inc. in the city of Lynn for early education programming; provided further, that not less than $66,000 shall be expended for the purchase of a replacement boiler at the Hubbardston Center school in the town of Hubbardston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Calmer Choice, Inc. for the development and support of anti-addiction and mental health programs in Cape Cod school districts; provided further, that not less than $67,000 shall be expended for costs associated with new environmental science and technology and veterinary science programs, including survey and engineering service expenses, at Cape Cod Regional Technical high school in the town of Harwich; provided further, that not less than $72,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Maritime Academy for classroom seating; provided further, that not less than $32,630 shall be expended to the town of Plymouth for facility repairs; provided further, that not less than $52,781 shall be expended to the town of Pembroke for library repairs; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of Winthrop in public schools for the implementation of English as a second language instruction and technological support; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the theater program at public schools in the city of Cambridge; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the music program at the high school in the city of Chelsea; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the music program at the high school in the city of Everett; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the public schools in the city of Everett for student-led environmental initiatives; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Girls on the Run Greater Boston, Inc to provide social-emotional learning and physical activity curriculum to elementary and middle school-aged girls in the cities of Chelsea, Everett and Cambridge and the Charlestown section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to For Kids Only Afterschool, Incorporated for a pilot workforce development program to support programming for low-income and at-risk children and educators; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Bunker Hill Monument Association in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston regarding the history of the Bunker Hill monument; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Courageous Sailing Center for Youth, Inc. in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston for youth programming and enrichment opportunities; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Merrimack Valley Children's Academy, Inc. for operational costs and programming; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to the SouthCoast Community Foundation. Inc to administer a 1-time grant program to provide educational, health, wellness, nutritional, arts, cultural, housing security, safety and emergency resources to underserved residents in the Greater New Bedford area; provided further, that funds appropriated for the grant program in fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2024 shall not revert and shall be made available for the purposes of the program for fiscal year 2025; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the New Bedford Youth Court program in the city of New Bedford and the Fall River Youth Court program in the city of Fall River to support juvenile diversion programs based on the principles of peer-lead restorative justice; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for programs and resources to support farm to school and food system literacy programming in public elementary and secondary schools and early education programs; provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education may expend these funds to: (i) offer grants through the current operating farm to school FRESH grant program in an amount of not less than $750,000; and (ii) expand the school wellness coaching program in an amount of $250,000; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Essex National Heritage Commission, Inc. for the Teaching Hidden Histories program; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for LEAP for Education, Inc. to provide middle and high school students with academic enrichment opportunities and post-secondary and career readiness; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Community Music School of Springfield, Inc. in the city of Springfield for the adaptive music program ; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Springfield Day Nursery Corporation in the city of Springfield to support at-risk children, address learning gaps and prepare students for school achievement; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city of Malden for accessibility improvements to the Forestdale school playground; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Dunstable for library improvements and personal protection equipment; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Girls on the Run of Western MA, Inc. to provide social-emotional learning and physical activity curricula to elementary and middle school-aged girls; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Wessagusset Primary School Parent Council, Inc. for improvements to the Wessagusset elementary school playground in the city known as the town of Weymouth; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Ralph Talbot Primary School Parent Council for improvements to the Ralph Talbot elementary school playground in the city known as the town of Weymouth; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Partnership for Youth, Inc. to continue delivering remote or on-site training and capacity building for school and community leaders in the areas of youth violence risk assessment and harm reduction for at-risk youth; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the National History Day in Massachusetts program, operated by the Massachusetts Historical Society, to sustain and increase access to the program for students and teachers across the commonwealth ; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Hingham Sports Partnership, Inc. to partially fund the construction of a teen fitness and wellness facility in the town of Hingham; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to Old Sturbridge, Inc. in the town of Sturbridge for an educational program providing experiential learning field trips for students; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to BizarBots Robotics, Incorporated to engage young people in science and robotics in the town of Holbrook; provided further, that not less than $95,000 shall be expended for the Bates elementary school in the city of Salem for playground renovations; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended to the town of Sutton for safety and security upgrades at Sutton public schools; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Parent Villages, Inc. in the city of Springfield; provided, that not less than $137,500 shall be expended for Arlington Youth Counseling Center, Inc. in the town of Arlington for youth mental health support; provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended for English at Large, Inc. in the city of Woburn for English language tutoring and small group instruction; provided further, that not less than $700,000 shall be expended to communities in the Metrowest region, including the city of Framingham and the towns of Ashland, Holliston, Hopkinton, Medway and Natick to address mental health needs in schools; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for cultural proficiency programs at Hopkinton public schools; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to Medway public schools for mental health programs; provided further, that not less than $106,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Swift River elementary school in the town of New Salem; and provided further, that funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws