The rest is raised through competitive grants and private donations.

These competitive grants were leveraged into more than $1.5 billion with additional public and private resources.

The district, which consistently wins between $200,000 and $500,000 in competitive grants a year, also has eight elementary schools.

Federal assistance is also available through competitive grants and cooperative agreements.

They are eligible to apply for many competitive grants offered by the state and federal governments.

Institution researchers receive more than $100 million a year in competitive grants from government agencies and private sources.

It pulled in almost $5.5 million in competitive grants this year, more than any other district.

Private and government competitive grants provide opportunities to supplement school funding without raising local taxes.

The consortium has had better luck following earmarks with competitive grants.

There is also two hundred and ten million dollars allocated for competitive grants to fix up fire stations.