The U.S. Department of Education will stop funding roughly $1 billion in grants that were meant to boost the ranks and training of mental health professionals who work in schools, saying the grant awards made under the Biden administration now conflict with Trump administration priorities.
The multi-year grants will end at the conclusion of their current budget period, some recipients were told in an April 29 letter sent by Murray Bessette from the Education Department’s office of planning, evaluation, and policy development.
The letter told grantees that their awards provide “funding for programs that reflect the prior Administration’s priorities and policy preferences and conflict with those of the current Administration.”
Read more here: Trump Ends $1 Billion in Mental Health Grants for Schools