Education Department will release some frozen grants supporting after-school and summer programs
Source: Associated Press
Education Department will release some frozen grants supporting after-school and summer programs
By ANNIE MA
Updated 6:23 PM EDT, July 18, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will release $1.3 billion in previously withheld grant money for after-school programs, days after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the Trump administration to allow frozen education money to be sent to states.
President Donald Trump’s administration on July 1 withheld more than $6 billion in federal grants for after-school and summer programs, adult literacy and English language instruction, part of a review to ensure spending aligned with the White House’s priorities.
In a letter sent Wednesday, Republican senators said the withheld money supported programs that had longstanding bipartisan support and were critical to local communities. The money had been appropriated by Congress in a bill that was signed by Trump.
“We share your concern about taxpayer money going to fund radical left-wing programs,” the senators wrote to the Office of Management and Budget. “However, we do not believe that is happening with these funds.”
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/education-grants-after-school-summer-211451212c377321fad4c751da3eb9df
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