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Anchorage School District reports higher grant win rate, flags $12 million Digital Equity award
Summary
Development staff told the finance committee the district's competitive grant win rate rose to 86% in 2025 and highlighted a pending $12 million Digital Equity award; staff warned federal funding delays mean awards remain uncertain.
Savannah Esteban, the district's development director, updated the Anchorage School District School Board Finance Committee on discretionary grants on March 27, saying the district recorded a 56% win rate in 2024 and an 86% win rate so far in 2025, while noting a number of grant decisions remain outstanding. Esteban said the Development Office is tracking pending applications and providing an FY25 interim report of activity and strategy.
The report named several significant submissions the district has pursued this year: Promise Neighborhoods, a federal Digital Equity grant (identified as a $12 million opportunity), Department of Transportation funding, an application to the Federal Communications Commission, and the AC Fund through the Municipality of Anchorage. Esteban said the Digital Equity…
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