Greeley-Evans schools report no federal funds issues amid Trump grant freeze
District 6 CFO says federal funds have been reimbursed as normal
Greeley-Evans School District 6 has apparently dodged the nationwide chaos and fallout from President Donald Trump’s administration freezing grant dollars — at least for now.
When asked whether the district has run into any trouble following the freeze announcement from the White House Office of Management and Budget, District 6 CFO Meggan Sponsler replied, “No, so far we are up to date with the reimbursements we’ve requested.”
That’s certainly good news, but the Gadfly is admittedly uncomfortable with Sponsler’s possible hedging with that “so far” modifier. The Gadfly will have to keep his eyes and ears open going forward.
Head Start Programs
On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said on Bluesky1 that his staff has heard from some Head Start programs in his state that they are having issues receiving federal grant funds they’ve already been awarded.
District 6 spokeswoman Theresa Myers said Head Start programs aren’t managed by school districts in Colorado, so she couldn’t say whether any of those programs have run into similar trouble.
“Head Start is operated by the Colorado Early Education Network, and ultimately our new state Sen. Scott Bright (R-Platteville),” Myers wrote via email. “I haven't heard of any issues, but you would have to reach out to them.”
According to Colorado Politics:
Bright owns ABC Child Development Centers, which operates 25 licensed early childhood centers in Weld County, serving more than 2,000 families and employing 250 people, his campaign said. He's a former president of Greeley Downtown Rotary, president of Colorado Trails Preservation Alliance, president of the Early Childhood Education Association of Colorado and a former chair and executive director of the Colorado Early Education Network.
So Myers is right; Bright would indeed be a good person to comment on how Head Start programs have faired in Weld County over the past week or so. The Gadfly has not yet had the chance to contact Bright for his response, but he will do so shortly.
A sidenote here: If you’re still on Twitter — I refuse to use that other stupid name for it — you should just go ahead and delete that account and the app from your phone. Bluesky is truly taking off, and it’s almost exactly like Twitter used to be (i.e., no Nazis and no unnecessary AI bells and whistles). The Gadfly highly recommends it, and you can find his account here.