The Education Department will release $1.3 billion for after-school programs that was previously withheld by the Trump administration, which had frozen over $6 billion in federal grants. Republican senators urged the administration to allow the funding to support programs that are important to local communities. The review of the funding for 21st Century Community Learning Centers has been completed, but the remaining nearly $5 billion in grants is still under review. Without this money, school districts and nonprofits may need to scale back vital educational programs.
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, as part of a review to ensure spending aligned with the White House's priorities.
A senior administration official said Friday that the programmatic review of the funding for 21st Century Community Learning Centers, which support after-school and summer programming, had been completed.
Without the money, school districts and nonprofits such as the YMCA and Boys and Girls Club of America had said they would have to close or scale back educational programs this fall.
The funding will be released to states, the official said. The rest of the withheld grants, close to $5 billion, continues to be reviewed for bias by the Office of Management and Budget.
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