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Crete Public Schools: $13.4 million in grants fuels programs but reimbursement timing complicates budgeting
Summary
Joel Bramhall told the school board the district secured about $13.4 million in grant awards over three years—mostly federal—and that multi-year award cycles and reimbursement timing complicate budgeting and cash flow for programs and personnel.
Joel Bramhall, director of federal programs for Crete Public Schools, told the school board the district’s grant portfolio totaled about $13,400,000 in awards across three school years, with nearly $12,000,000 coming from federal sources, just over $1,000,000 from state awards and roughly $500,000 from private funders.
Bramhall said the district relies on three primary funding streams—federal, state and private—and warned that timing and award type affect how money appears in district accounts. "What we see is the annual funding awards, and what they've amounted to is…
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