A for Arizona on Monday provided various groups around the state with portions of $20 million in grant funding aimed at helping with transportation of students.

The Arizona Transportation and Modernization grant program was administered by the Phoenix-based education group that looked to fund projects that provided safe, reliable transportation to school.

“The Arizona Transportation Modernization Grants will accelerate the pace at which the Grand Canyon State can move past an antiquated education transportation system and respond to the student-focused needs of the 21^st century,” said Emily Anne Gullickson, founder and CEO of A for Arizona, said in a press release.

Gullickson said application for the grants was competitive and included many "high-quality proposals."

"This first round of awardees will serve as a catalyst to tearing down long-standing access barriers and inform playbooks on how others can deliver multiple transit options to better serve every K-12 student," she said.

The grant program was established by the Arizona Legislature during its fiscal year 2022 budget.

Grants were given to a variety of public schools, from districts to charters, in an effort to solve a transportation issue within their areas. Grant winners were:

• Arizona Autism Charter Schools - $2 million
• Avondale Elementary School district - $150,000
• Black Mothers Forum - $100,000
• Bowie Unified School District - $550,000
• Boys & Girls Club of Bisbee - $200,000
• Challenge Charter School - $85,000
• Chinle Unified School District- $2 million
• City of Chandler - $2 million
• Colorado River Union High School District - $850,000
• Crane Elementary School District - $1.5 million
• Dysart Unified School District - $450,000
• Empower College Prep - $460,000
• Heritage Elementary Williams - $95,000
• Holbrook Unified School District - $155,000
• Leman Academy of Excellence - $300,000
• Midtown Primary School - $25,000
• Nogales Unified School District - $550,000
• Osborn School District - $2 million
• Pima Joint Technical Education District - $500,000
• Schola - $255,000
• The Leona Group - $500,000
• Tolleson Union High School District - $2 million
• Tombstone Unified School District - $850,000
• Vista College Prep - $1 million

For a complete look at all the proposals, click here.