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Northridge High gets funds for engineering, math, science

Last updated Sunday, October 30, 2011 - 8:11am

LAYTON -- Northridge High School is building a new stadium, and the competitors who will do battle there are still in the early construction phase.

Thanks to a $660,000 grant from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Educational Partnership, Northridge will have extra money for its engineering, science and math departments. A good chunk of the cash is going to the newly formed robotics class.

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HUD grant gives Davis County organizations a hand up

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 11:23pm

LAYTON -- Davis County is receiving $673,483 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to support community development and produce more affordable housing.

The money has already been allocated by the Davis County Commission, with nine organizations receiving a portion of it.

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Layton resident honored with grant

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, October 7, 2011 - 11:17pm

LAYTON -- The Score Higher Utah Project, a program designed to help Utah high school students improve their ACT scores, was selected to receive a 2011 Smart Women Grant from Zions Bank.

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Ogden School District gets hefty federal grant

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 11:06pm

OGDEN -- The Ogden School District has been selected for a GEAR UP grant of $799,100 for use in the next year to help low-income students prepare for post-secondary education.

The federal grant money is expected to continue coming for six additional years, according to a letter the Office of Legislation and Congress Affairs sent to Utah Rep. Rob Bishop and forwarded to the Ogden district.

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(MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner) Gonzalo Torrez high-steps his way through a tire course as he and other students at Crestview Elementary School in Layton participate in a Back to Football NFL event Friday. The event, which features football drills, helps students to be more active. A visit by Utah Blaze football players and the team mascot thrilled the students.

Students celebrate upcoming football season with party

April Hale Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 12:36am

LAYTON -- Students at Crestview Elementary got to play football with Utah Blaze football players Friday morning instead of going to class.

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Karson Daley, 3, (left) and Averie Jaffa, 3, talk together on a play bridge at the Elizabeth Stewart Treehouse Museum in Ogden. The museum has been given a $74,470 Museums for America grant.

Treehouse Museum in Ogden scores $74K grant

Jesus Lopez Jr. Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, August 19, 2011 - 11:44pm

OGDEN -- The Elizabeth Stewart Treehouse Museum has received a $74,470 Museums for America grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.

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Clearfield using grant to upgrade boiler

Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 11:19pm

CLEARFIELD -- The city is using grant funds to upgrade the boiler at the municipal building.

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Utah arts, science center gets $1M federal grant

The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - 9:24am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Federal Emergency Management Agency officials say the agency has provided a grant of more than $1 million to fund a seismic retrofitting project for a new Utah art, science and technology center.

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GE gives Salt Lake health centers $500,000 grant

The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 1:18pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- The GE Foundation has provided a $500,000 grant to improve access to primary care for mothers and children at Salt Lake City's Community Health Centers.

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(NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner) Children play on one of the playgrounds at Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College in Ogden recently.

Quality upgrade: Children’s School at OWATC receives $36,000 grant

Jamie Lampros, Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Thursday, March 24, 2011 - 10:00pm

OGDEN -- Nearly 100 children enrolled at The Children's School at Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College soon will play in the shade and sit on new furniture.

The school recently received a $36,000 quality environments grant from the Office of Child Care/Department of Workforce Services and the Federal Child Care Development Fund for remodeling, equipment and materials.

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North Davis Fire District gets federal grant

Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 11:12pm

CLEARFIELD -- North Davis Fire District has received a $127,552 federal grant to buy 20 air packs, fire officials said.

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OWATC receives $2,500 grant for camp

Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Saturday, March 5, 2011 - 11:01pm

OGDEN — Ogden-Weber Applied Technical College has won a National Manufacturing Camp grant.

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Secondary water meters to be installed

Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Saturday, February 26, 2011 - 10:50pm

WASHINGTON TERRACE — Weber Basin Water Conservancy District will begin installing secondary water meters at homes south of Ridgeline Drive in May, but homeowners will not pay based on usage yet.

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