<div dir="ltr">For me the big takeaway is that the Grants to States terminations seem to be done, which is good for all states that aren't CA, CT & WA.<div><br></div><div>There is still confusion about Laura Bush Grants-- some have received Letters of Termination, others have not.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, several states have received the drawdown funds requested last week including MD. Many states are preparing further drawdowns to make sure we get the grant funds. Also, several states had asked for and received advance funds from FFY25 but no states have received an award letter for FFY25, except for the states that rec'd advance funds including Missouri, Georgia, and NY.</div><div><br></div><div>Also, we bid a fond farewell to Debbie Hall in Arkansas as she retires later this month.</div><div><br></div><div>And the court proceedings begin tomorrow! I sent out the link earlier.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Mary</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM Jennifer Lena MLC via lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg9054652698447074618">
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