Q&A
Funding status for Summer Rising program in 2025
1:55:45
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Council Member Stevens inquires about the funding status for the Summer Rising program in 2025, given that the previous federal stimulus funding has expired. DOE officials discuss the ongoing conversations and planning for future funding.
- $80 million in federal funding has expired and needs to be replaced
- Funding conversations are ongoing, but no commitment beyond 2024 yet
- DOE is already planning for 2025 despite uncertain funding
- Concerns raised about the timing of funding decisions and program planning
Althea V. Stevens
1:55:45
The MRC NYCPS portion of summer, Verizon was originally funded through temporary federal stimulus funding that has now expired.
1:55:56
Last January, the mayor announced that the city will pick up the $80,000,000 that have provided have been had previously been funded through federal funding, but this funding has not been baseline, and the mayor did not commit to this funding beyond 2024.
1:56:11
What is the status of this conversation for funding for Sunrise in 2025?
Emma Vadehra
1:56:23
Thank you for the questions.
1:56:24
So, yes, this is one of a series of our stimulus cliff programs that were funded for 1 year and not in all of the out years.
1:56:32
The conversations are ongoing.
1:56:34
We certainly very much hope to have that funding to fill that cliff and make sure we can continue to provide this next summer.
Althea V. Stevens
1:56:41
When do you think we would we would know?
1:56:43
Because, you know, time is a tick in, because, you know, before you know, it'll be January, and so can't wait until March to say we have funding.
Emma Vadehra
1:56:52
I don't know when we will know.
1:56:54
It's it's a but it's certainly already a topic of our ongoing conversations last year.
1:56:58
This is something that happened in January plan, which was adequate time for us to collectively plan for the summer or to get things up and running.
1:57:05
We're already planning, but adequate time for us to really get As
Althea V. Stevens
1:57:08
already in the midst of planning for 2025, although there's no funding.
1:57:12
Got it.
1:57:17
So I'm gonna ask some question about the legislation.
