Last week, the Trump administration announced it will withhold more than $6鈥痓illion in federal grants nationwide for after-school and summer programs, English language instruction, adult literacy, and more. The move is part of a review to ensure the funding aligns with President Donald Trump鈥檚 priorities.
The U.S. Department of Education (USED) informed the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) that decisions on FY鈥�2025 funding for several grant programs鈥攊ncluding Title I-C, II-A, III-A, IV-A, and IV-B鈥攁re still pending. As a result, USED will not issue grant award notifications originally planned for July鈥�1 until it completes the review.聽
聽In response, GaDOE issued the following statement:聽
鈥淕aDOE is unable to disburse funding of the aforementioned grants until the funding is released from USED.聽 Superintendent Woods is strongly committed to ensuring that districts have access to the funds they need to successfully start the school year. He will request a called State Board of Education meeting, if necessary, to distribute funds to districts as quickly as possible once they are released by USED. We have received allocations for Title I-A, McKinney-Vento, IDEA 611 and 619 grants and they will be on the State Board agenda for approval this month.鈥澛�
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