Overview

• On July 1, the Department of Education emailed states to pause Grant Award Notifications for five FY 2025 K–12 grant programs pending a policy review.
• The freeze affects an estimated $6.2–6.8 billion in funding for migrant education, English learner support, teacher training, academic enrichment, and after-school and summer programs.
• Many school districts had already hired staff and planned programs with these dollars, forcing them to delay summer learning activities and cancel professional development.
• Under the Impoundment Control Act, the administration must seek congressional approval within 45 days to retain the appropriations or otherwise release them.
• More than 20 states and education associations are preparing legal and legislative challenges, arguing the impoundment violates federal law.