Trump administration releases $6 billion in school grants after freeze
UNITED STATES, JUL 26 – The Education Department will begin dispersing $5 billion in grants for adult literacy, English instruction, and after-school programs after a month-long funding freeze under review.
- On Friday, the U.S. Department of Education announced it would release $6.8 billion in grants held since June 30, marking the end of a month-long pause.
- In early July, over $6 billion was withheld in a funding freeze aimed at enforcing White House priorities, which was challenged in court by two dozen states.
- Last week, $1.3 billion of the frozen funds was released, and Madi Biedermann said disbursement to states begins next week.
- Some GOP lawmakers praised the move, and Democrats said the freeze was unwarranted, with Sen. Lisa Murkowski calling it a win.
- On August 2, lawmakers will meet to address education budgets, even as the following school year could see deep cuts in federal allocations, raising concerns about future funding debates.
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The Trump administration will release billions of dollars in grants for schools, the Department of Education announced Friday, ending weeks of uncertainty for educators across the country who rely on the funds.


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The U.S. Department of Education is expected to soon release to public schools billions of dollars in federal grants previously put on hold. In an email response to The Epoch Times, Madi Biedermann, the Department of Education’s deputy assistant secretary for communications, said the Office of Management and Budget just completed a review of the 2025 public education allocations “and will begin dispersing funds to the states next week.” All told…
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