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Council hears contingency planning as Head Start grant award remains uncertain
Summary
Chattanooga City Council members pressed city staff on contingency planning for early learning programs after staff said a key federal Head Start grant could total about $12,000,000 and that the city lacks revenue to replace it.
Chattanooga City Council members pressed city staff on contingency planning for early learning programs after staff said a key federal Head Start grant could total about $12,000,000 and that the city lacks revenue to replace it.
The proposed early learning budget for FY26 is $3,300,000, up about $60,000 from the prior year and holding 17 authorized positions, city staff reported. Staff said roughly half of the budget increase is an allocation for the new enterprise risk management fee.
“Because that grant is so…
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