07-03-2025
Boardman expands driver training grant county-wide
BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) – Boardman is expanding its driver training grant to all eligible students within Mahoning County.
Police Chief Todd Werth announced Friday that the township's $147,885 grant to help train young drivers will be expanded to cover students within all of Mahoning County who qualify. He said that the township recently got permission from the state to offer the grant money outside of the township.
The money was awarded last year through the Drive to Succeed program from the Ohio Traffic Safety Office of the Ohio Department of Public Safety.
Students will receive $475 to help fund the approximate $500 cost for driver training, which includes 24 hours of classroom instruction and 8 hours of behind-the-wheel instruction, all of which is mandated for 16 and 17-year-olds who want to drive.
Students should contact their respective schools to express interest in the program. Arepresentative of the school can then contact Boardman Police Sergeant Paul Grimes(pgrimes@ or 330-726-4177) about interest in the program.
Grant eligibility includes the following:
The student must be enrolled and in good standing at their respective Mahoning County-based high school or have a letter from their local school district approving them for homeschooling and meet other eligibility requirements.
The student must be age 15 years and 5 months or older prior to the start of driver training.
The student must have a minimum grade point average of 2.0. The student must be ingood standing including no habitual truancy, no habitual absences, and no excessivedetentions for tardiness or being late to class, or other disciplinary issues.
Financial need must be proven by the student and family and will be determined byguidelines established by the Ohio Department of Education Office of Nutrition National School Lunch Program and used by their High School Food Services Department.
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