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The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission has awarded four grants to area schools for aviation education.

Tri County Tech received $10,000, Chelsea Public Schools received $7,239, Collinsville Public Schools received $6,000 and Pawhuska Public Schools received $5,000 to grow their Aeronautics and Aviation Education Programs.

During the Commission’s August meeting on Wednesday, 71 organizations across Oklahoma received a record total of $502,885 in grant funding.

Aviation is now the second-largest industry in the state.