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USD 383 officials warn federal grant freeze is limiting after-school slots; district explores no-cost telehealth mental-health services
Summary
Superintendent's report said state education officials have frozen roughly $500,000 in federal funds that support Title programs and Boys & Girls Club partnerships; district leaders also described a potential three-year telehealth mental-health funding opportunity that would provide counseling at no cost to families if accepted.
During the superintendent's report on July 16, USD 383 administrators warned that a freeze on certain federal funds is constraining after-school programming and described a separate telehealth mental-health funding opportunity.
"It's about half a million dollars that are frozen right now," said the superintendent, summarizing a Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) briefing. He listed affected programs and approximate amounts as Title II-A (professional development) at about $200,000; Title III (English language acquisition) at about $40,000; Title IV-A (student support) at about $84,000; and Title IV-B (21st Century grants flowing…
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