Cafodd yr arian ei ddyrannu fel rhan o Raglen Addysg ac Ysgolion yr 21ain Ganrif. Yn y rhaglen unigryw hon, mae Llywodraeth Cymru, Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru ac awdurdodau lleol yn cydweithredu i gyflawni'r nod o adeiladu cenhedlaeth o ysgolion yr 21ain ganrif yng Nghymru.
Funding has been allocated as part of the 21st Century Schools and Education Programme, a unique collaboration between the Welsh Government, the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) and local authorities with the aim of creating a generation of 21st century schools in Wales.