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The Kentucky Lantern has a new piece today on how Kentucky schools are continuing to manage the fallout from the Trump administration's December revocation of a $47 million, five-year Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) grant administered by the Lexington-based Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence.

The grant had been supporting 40 schools across 20 Kentucky districts for three years of a five-year award, providing mental health services, tutoring, after-school programs, family engagement, and transportation assistance. The Prichard Committee was told the program "no longer aligns with the Trump Administration's priorities."

Six of those 20 districts are in the 859 region. The Prichard Committee administered the federal FSCS grant through a state-level program called the Kentucky Community Schools Initiative (KCSI). According to the KCSI Roster published by the Kentucky Department of Education, the affected 859-area districts and their schools are:

Fayette County Public Schools: Northern Elementary, Millcreek Elementary
Clark County Public Schools: Rev. Henry E. Baker Intermediate, William G. Conkwright Elementary
Danville Independent Schools: Toliver Intermediate, Danville High School
Covington Independent Public Schools: Holmes High School, Holmes Middle School
Dayton Independent Schools: Lincoln Elementary, Dayton High School
Washington County: North Washington Elementary, Washington County Elementary

The Prichard Committee has said it will not end the underlying work and is calling on community organizations, businesses, and local leaders to help sustain what the grant funded. If you are in one of these districts and want to get involved or learn more about what services are at risk, the Prichard Committee has more information at prichardcommittee.org.