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Education Department wants grantees to ‘defend the spend’

Oct 6, 2026

<figure><div><img src="https://imgproxy.divecdn.com/HI4fnHj6N9PNlCPH7xV4YKaC2IUesv9K6Iagd7SBoF0/g:ce/rs:fill:1600:900:1/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9HZXR0eUltYWdlcy0yMjE3ODU1NjU5LmpwZw==.webp"/></div></figure><p>All recipients of grant funding from the agency will be required to have written justification for drawing down pre-approved funding, a recent memo said. </p>