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Sistema Utah seeks $250,000 one-time to bridge expiring federal grants and continue free youth music programming
Summary
Representatives for Sistema Utah told the subcommittee their federal and state grants are ending and the nonprofit requests a one-time $250,000 appropriation to maintain music, instrument and wraparound services for low-income students while it restructures long-term funding.
Trina Christiansen, co-director of Sistema Utah, and founder Howard Headley told the subcommittee that the after‑school program provides free, daily ensemble music instruction and wraparound supports to students and families and is now in transition as federal and state grants expire.
"Systema Utah provides the following at no cost to students and families, group instrumental classes…
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