US EditionTrump administration to release funds for after-school, summer programming
UNITED STATES, JUL 18 – The funding supports 21st Century Community Learning Centers in high-poverty schools and was released after weeks of delay caused by a federal review, officials said.
- On Friday, the Education Department confirmed the release of $1.3 billion for after-school and summer programs, ending a weeks-long pause.
- Earlier this month, the Trump administration froze over $6 billion in education grants pending a review to align spending with presidential priorities.
- Funding for 21st Century Community Learning Centers, supports over 10,000 local programs, serves more than one million children.
- The White House Office of Management and Budget official confirmed the review is complete, stating `Funds will be released to the states` and `Guardrails have been put in place to ensure these funds are not used in violation of Executive Orders`.
- On July 14, two dozen blue states and Washington, D.C., sued under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, challenging the funding pause.
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Education Department will release some frozen grants
This decision comes days after 10 Republican senators urged the Office of Management and Budget to release the funds. The Trump administration had withheld over $6 billion in grants on July 1, including $1.3 billion for after-school programs, as part of a spending review.
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Colorado set to receive nearly $13 million after Trump administration releases some frozen K-12 funding
The Trump administration will release $1.3 billion in education funding for after-school programs — including more than $12.8 million for Colorado — after it lifted a hold Friday on a portion of frozen K-12 grants. The U.S. Department of Education did not release all of the money the agency unexpectedly froze earlier this month. Nationwide, K-12 school districts are still without more than $5 billion that they expected to receive for the 2025-26…
Facing Growing Outrage and Legal Action, Trump Admin Frees Chunk of Withheld Education Funds
Trump has freed some of the critical education funds it he's withheld from states for weeks. But he's still freezing more than $5 billion. "Congress passed it. The president signed it. Trump must release it," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Some frozen federal funds for schools released to states by Trump administration • Iowa Capital Dispatch
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building pictured on Nov. 25, 2024. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration confirmed Friday that it’s releasing funds that support before- and after-school programs as well as summer programs, a portion of the $6.8 billion in withheld funds for K-12 schools that were supposed to be sent out two weeks ago. The administration has faced bipart…
Sen. Britt reacts to release of $1B in frozen federal education funds
Alabama Sen. Katie Britt, R, is reacting to news that the Trump administration is preparing to release more than a billion dollars in frozen grants that were approved to support after-school and summer programs.
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