The Bethlehem Central School district received $6,750 from the state for a student displaced by a natural disaster. A second local district, Greenville, received $15,000 for two such students.

In all, the New York State Education Department awarded $15.9 million grants to 185 school districts to assist with the educational costs of more than 3,000 students displaced by natural disasters and enrolled in New York schools in the 2017-18 school year, according to a release from the department.

The grants, authorized under the Federal Temporary Emergency Impact Aid for Displaced Students program, will provide funding to districts serving students displaced by hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria or the 2017 California wildfires.

Districts will be reimbursed up to $9,000 for each eligible displaced student who is an English language learner, $10,000 for each displaced student who is a child with a disability; and $8,500 for each student who is not reported as a child with a disability or an English language learner. These amounts may be prorated based on the portion of the school year a student was enrolled in the district.

Last fall, NYSED issued guidance to school districts to help students displaced by the recent hurricanes. The guidance provided information on the rights of students displaced by the recent natural disasters, as well as the services that should be provided to these children.