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Presenter: Grants provide targeted support, nearly $900,000 in special‑education funding, district told
Summary
At its March 17 meeting, the Germantown finance committee heard a detailed grants briefing covering formula vs. competitive grants, private‑school set‑asides, Title I–IV, IDEA and Perkins allocations, and federal accountability requirements; presenter said grants are restricted but strategically important for services such as special education.
Sarah Vera presented the committee’s sixth financial series briefing, focusing on grants and how the district uses them to support targeted student services.
"Grants are typically pretty restricted in the use of funds," Vera said, outlining formula versus competitive grants and walking the committee through Title I–IV, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act flow‑through and preschool, the Perkins career and technical education grant, and the National School Lunch Program. Vera emphasized…
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