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Chair: Secure Rural Schools funding reinstated; district to receive $265,000 annually plus retroactive payment
Summary
Board Chair Jay Trost announced that Secure Rural Schools funding has been reinstated through 2027; the district expects the full annual SRS payment of $265,000 and a retroactive payment for 2024–2025, improving the district's budget outlook.
Board Chair Jay Trost told the Board that Secure Rural Schools (SRS) funding has been reinstated and secured through 2027. He said the District will receive the full annual SRS amount of $265,000 with no strings attached, plus a retroactive payment for 2024–2025; timing is approximately 40 days after the President signs the legislation and the first retroactive check is anticipated by the end of January.
Trost noted the district had previously budgeted with an expected $1.2 million shortfall while awaiting full SRS funding and that Curry County Commissioners had provided substitute Federal Forest Service funding (about $80,000–$100,000) the prior year to help bridge the gap. Board members said the reinstatement significantly improves the district's budget outlook and thanked those involved in securing the funding.
No formal budget vote occurred at the meeting; Chair Trost described the anticipated timing and amounts for SRS funds and the expectation that the retroactive payment and regular annual payment may be available in time to incorporate into next year's budget.
