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Education Department Will Release some Frozen Grants Supporting After-School and Summer Programs
UNITED STATES, JUL 18 – Democratic attorneys general claim the Trump administration’s freeze of $6.8 billion federal education funds violates laws and threatens after-school programs serving over 1 million children.
- On July 18, 2025, the Education Department announced it will release some previously withheld federal grants supporting after-school and summer programs.
- The Trump administration froze more than $6 billion in these grants starting July 1, 2025, as part of a review to ensure funding aligned with White House priorities.
- Over 20 states and multiple attorney generals, including Colorado's Phil Weiser, filed lawsuits claiming the freeze violates federal statutes and harms school districts like Lake County.
- Weiser reported that Colorado school leaders have expressed concerns about how the sudden halt of federal funds is causing significant challenges for their schools.
- The partial release reflects bipartisan pressure, but nearly $5 billion remains under review for bias, leaving uncertainty for affected programs and communities.
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U.S. Department of Education to release funds for 21st Century Community Learning Centers
BISMARCK, ND – Weeks after the North Dakota Afterschool Network first alerted its members of a federal funding freeze for its after-school programs, North Dakota Senator John Hoeven said changes have been made. The Department of Education now says it will release funding for 21st Century Community Learning Centers, which supports after-school programs in North Dakota. “We heard about the importance of these after-school programs from North Dakot…
Maine Joins Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration Over $6.8 Billion in Frozen Federal Education Funding
Earlier this week, the State of Maine was listed as a co-plaintiff in a lawsuit against the Trump Administration over $6.8 billion worth of federal education funding that frozen ahead of its scheduled distribution date of July 1. The lawsuit alleges that this freeze is “contrary to law, arbitrary and capricious, and unconstitutional.” By taking [...] The post Maine Joins Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration Over $6.8 Billion in Frozen Feder…
After-school programs potentially saved from Trump administration freeze, but ‘realistically, this thing is dead’ some still warn
Local afterschool enrichment programs directors were relieved to hear federal funding already promised to them this year will be released after Trump freeze but say the future of their programs remain shaky.
Trump administration agrees to release some education funding to states
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Friday that the administration agreed to release about $1 billion in educational funding approved by Congress, including $6.5 million for Maine. But that's only a fraction of the more than $6 billion withheld nationally, including $28 million from Maine.
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