Congresswoman Lee Responds to Release of Frozen Grants Supporting After-School and Summer Programs
LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) released the following statement following reports that the Administration will release some frozen grants supporting after school and summer programs:
“Last week, we sounded the alarm that 12,000 kids in Nevada were at risk of losing their free after-school programs like After-School All-Stars because of the funding freeze.
“We have learned that the Administration has heard the furor around the country and unfrozen those funds.
“It's important to remember that these funds should have never been frozen in the first place. Arbitrarily freezing and unfreezing funds isn’t government efficiency -- Nevada's kids and families are paying the price for the Administration's political games.
“Additionally, there are still another $5.5 billion frozen nationwide for education programs. This Administration is intent on dismantling the Department of Education and we won't stop holding them accountable to protect our kids.”
Federal Funding for Nevada Education:
- Nevada received $97.2 million in federal investments for special education last year, affecting nearly 70,000 Nevada students, including over 40,000 in Clark County.
- Nevada K-12 schools receive roughly $993 million annually from the DOE. 17% of CCSD’s budget is federally sourced.
- Nevada has some of the largest class sizes in the country. Dismantling the DOE will make them even larger because educators will be laid off.
- Over half of Clark County’s 385 schools receive federal Title I funding and Nevada received nearly $161 million in Title I funding for low-income schools for the 2024-25 school year.
- $146.4 million in federal Pell Grants were awarded to NSHE students in 2023-2024.
- 31,963 NSHE students received Pell Grants in 2023-2024.
- NSHE institutions received more than $386 million for federal student aid.
More Nevada education data can be found HERE.
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