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State Board outlines scholarship portfolio; seeks funding for rural educator incentives and IT support

2321323 · January 20, 2025
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The Office of the State Board of Education presented the Scholarships and Grants program budget, noting timing-driven spending, new rural/underserved educator incentive funding and a request for a software engineer to maintain student-facing systems.

Kevin Campbell, Legislative Services analyst, briefed the committee on the Scholarships and Grants budget housed in the State Board of Education. The program administers five major grants and scholarships, including the Opportunity Scholarship, the Bridging and Underserved Educator Incentive Program and the Idaho Work Study Program.

Campbell and Executive Director Josh Whitworth said nearly all program spending (about 99.5%) is in trustee and benefit payments (student awards and subgrants), with staff costs…

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