North Dakota After School Providers in Limbo

(Contributed/Boys and Girls Club of the Red River Valley via the North Dakota Monitor)

(North Dakota Monitor) – Frozen federal grants are putting North Dakota after-school programs in limbo, pausing teacher training and leaving schools scrambling, education officials said.

The U.S. Office of Management and Budget withheld $6.8 billion in federal education grants for the upcoming school year for further review.

The total withheld for North Dakota is estimated to be about $25.4 million, based on what the state received in 2024, according to the state Department of Public Instruction. That represents about 15% of what the state receives annually in K-12 funding from the U.S. Department of Education, according to the Learning Policy Institute.

About $6.5 million that has been withheld for North Dakota was for 21st Century Community Learning, which supports programs held before and after school.