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County office outlines federal funding mix and grant timing; flags canceled competitive mental‑health grants
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Ray Brown told trustees federal funds account for about 13% of MCOE revenues, roughly $2 million available to the county office after pass‑throughs to districts, and said some recently awarded mental‑health competitive grants were canceled nationally.
Assistant Superintendent Ray Brown presented a monthly breakdown of the county office's revenue streams and said federal dollars constitute roughly 13% of total revenues; he explained that about eight percentage points of that 13% flow straight through to districts (largely special education) and that about $2,000,000 remains for county office operations. "So the full scope of our budget includes approximately 13% in federal funds," Brown said.
Brown also noted a recent federal cancellation affecting certain competitive mental‑health grants and explained the mismatch between federal fiscal cycles (Oct. 1–Sept. 30) and California's July‑to‑June school fiscal year, which sometimes requires multi‑month spending windows. He said relevant grant award notices (GANs) are essential documents for understanding restrictions and indirect cost allowances and that the office will resume this monthly briefing when the board is not in budget season.
