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RSU 09 superintendent warns short federal grants pause could squeeze school services, cites billing shortfall
Summary
Superintendent James Black told the RSU 09 board that a short federal pause on grant payments is likely to hold some reimbursements for weeks and that the district now expects to bill roughly $800,000–$900,000 this year to MaineCare instead of about $1.4 million previously anticipated, which could affect next year’s revenue planning.
Superintendent James Black told the RSU 09 school board that a recent federal administration decision to pause some grant payments is, in his reading, a short, temporary hold rather than a permanent cut, but that the pause could hold payments for several weeks and may affect a range of federal programs the district relies on.
Black said the district’s initial estimate for MaineCare billing this year had been about $1.4 million, but because of staffing and billing delays the district now expects to bill closer to $800,000–$900,000 for the year. He warned that reductions in reimbursements would reduce available…
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