That State of Maryland has established a Healthy School Facility Fund program to provide grants to schools systems for capital projects to improve the health of school facilities. Projects eligible for these funds will improve the conditions related to air conditioning, heating, indoor air quality, mold remediation, temperature regulations, plumbing, roofs and windows. Matching funds from the school system is required for approval. In addition, the work-years reflected in this project are shifted from the HVAC Replacement project to align the coordination of work performed. An FY 2025 appropriation is requested to to address various schools throughout the system through this program.

FY 2025 -- Salaries and Wages: $283K, Fringe Benefits: $123K, Workyears: 3 FY2026-2030 -- Salaries and Wages: $1.5M, Fringe Benefits: $613K, Workyears: 15

Expenditures will continue indefinitely. MCPS asserts that this project conforms to the requirement of relevant local plans, as required by the Maryland Economic Growth, Resource Protection and Planning Act.