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District outlines federal grant allocations and warns of funding cliff as multi‑year literacy grant ends
Summary
District staff reviewed the consolidated federal grants for 2024–25, noting Title I, Title II, Perkins, 21st Century, BOCES support, and several competitive grants. Staff warned the YBILT literacy grant will end Sept. 30 and urged planning to replace those funds.
At the March 10 meeting the board received the district’s consolidated grants review for the 2024–25 school year, outlining federal and competitive program allocations and noting upcoming funding changes that will affect staffing and services.
Miss Libby, the district’s grants presenter, summarized program allocations and uses: Title I A (improving basic programs) at about $2.2 million to support six Title I elementary schools and preschool services; Title I D (neglected and delinquent) at roughly $200,000 to support students at the detention center and youth home; Title II A (teacher and leader quality) at about $588,000; Title III (English learners) at about $52,000; Perkins CTE funding near $155,000 for equipment and program modernization; Title IV A with allocations for well‑rounded education, safety and technology; and 21st Century Community Learning Centers at approximately $225,000 for after‑school and summer programming.
She said the district received a multi‑year literacy grant (YBILT) that provided roughly $1.6 million per year but will expire Sept. 30; losing those funds will be “a big hit” to the budget. The district has also secured Early Head Start funding (about $512,000) to enroll 32 additional 0–3 children and a TANF award of about $100,000 to expand preschool services.
Other competitive awards discussed included SAMHSA and TISS mental‑health funding (~$514,000) and a new K‑12 mental‑health grant (~$291,000), plus smaller competitive grants for CTE and teacher professional development. Miss Libby said BOCES provides important support (about $400,000 this year) for programs such as certification testing, driver's education, concurrent enrollment and CTE equipment supports.
Miss Libby said the district will hold a community input meeting on April 9 to solicit feedback on federal programs and provided a Padlet link and QR code for community comment. She advised the board that staff are working with business and human resources to plan for positions currently funded through temporary grants that will need alternate funding sources when federal awards end.
Board members asked about year‑to‑year grant levels and staff confirmed the recent expiration of COVID ESSER funds reduced available temporary resources, and that some federal allocations are preliminary until final allocations are issued later in the summer.
