DLT grants - substance use disorder - educational

The Orangeburg County School District was awarded a $833,611 Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service on August 7, 2023 to support substance use disorder education through telemedicine approaches over a 2-year period ending August 7, 2025. The DLT Grants program aims to improve access to educational and healthcare services in rural areas through advanced telecommunications technologies. This project grant will enable the school district to acquire and implement telecommunications equipment, computer networks, and related technologies to remotely deliver substance use disorder educational resources and services to students and families in the rural Orangeburg County region. The school district is also a sub-recipient of various other federal grant awards, including Title I, career and technical education, COVID-19 relief, and others that support educational programs and services across the district.