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APS expects about $29.9M in federal allocations for FY27 and flags a 10.3% drop tied to Census poverty counts
Summary
Lindsey Evans told the Budget Commission the district projects approximately $29.9 million in federal allocations for FY27, a 10.3% decline from FY26 driven by fewer students at the Census 100% poverty threshold used for Title I formula funding; staff said schools retain flexibility through consolidation of Title I funds.
The district's executive director of federal programs told the Budget Commission that APS projects approximately $29.9 million in federal allocations for FY2027, which she described as a 10.3% reduction from FY2026 driven not by a cut at the federal level but by a decline in the number of students captured at the Census 100% poverty threshold used for Title I formula distributions.
Lindsey Evans said the decline is not a direct federal funding policy change but a local demographic shift reflected in the data used for Title I calculations. She…
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