DCTAG funding is frozen with this new grant issue

[Anonymous]

I would be floored if this particular program is going to survive this administration.

[Anonymous]

Oh yeah. Anything to dump on this city.

[Anonymous]

I guess this administration just cost many of us $40K.

[Anonymous]

Do you have a source for this info?

[Anonymous]

That’s horrible. Are Title 1 and other federal funds for schools frozen?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That’s horrible. Are Title 1 and other federal funds for schools frozen?

I am also interested to know about Title I.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That’s horrible. Are Title 1 and other federal funds for schools frozen?

yes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That’s horrible. Are Title 1 and other federal funds for schools frozen?

How do these funds work? Are they doled out at the beginning of the financial year (and so Title 1 schools will have the funds for the rest of their school year)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess this administration just cost many of us $40K.

Per kid

[jsteele]

According to the list of programs for which funding was halted published by the New York Times, DC TAG is not included:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/01/28/upshot/federal-programs-funding-trump-omb.html?unlocked_article_code=1.s04.ud-2.Qa4FADFgrn_s&smid=url-share

The DC Opportunity Scholarship Program which provides voucher for private schools, on the other hand, was.

[Anonymous]

Does money actually change hands in DC TAG? Or do the colleges just lower billed tuition by the amount of the subsidy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does money actually change hands in DC TAG? Or do the colleges just lower billed tuition by the amount of the subsidy?

Money changes hands.