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Norton Asks Federal National Service Corporation Not to Punish District with Loss of $3.5M Grant…

Press Release Apr 8, 2019

April 8, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Asks Federal National Service Corporation Not to Punish District with Loss of $3.5M Grant Funds Because of Technical Problems WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)…

WTOP: DC nonprofit in ‘disbelief’ after city misses grant deadline, losing $3.75M

Editor Apr 8, 2019

Three nonprofits that tutor and teach D.C. kids how to read lost $3.75 million dollars in grant funding because the city missed a federal deadline. Two people have lost their jobs over what the mayor calls both a technical and human error.…

Washington Post: Feds contradict D.C.’s explanation for missing deadline for education aid

Editor Apr 5, 2019

The federal agency that administers AmeriCorps funding in the District disputed claims that technical problems were behind the city’s failure to meet a crucial deadline to obtain millions in aid for education programs.

WAMU: D.C. Officials Miss AmeriCorps Application Deadline, Putting Funding At Risk

Editor Apr 4, 2019

A missed deadline could end up costing D.C. millions of dollars in federal funding for programs that help low-income communities.

Washington Post: D.C. education programs risk losing aid worth millions because city missed deadline

Editor Apr 4, 2019

The District government failed to reapply for millions in federal AmeriCorps dollars, jeopardizing the future of several programs that help children improve their reading skills and support teachers in troubled city schools.

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District Links: Norton confirms her retirement after 18 terms as DC delegate; Evans looks to return to DC Council as…

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DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton released a statement this morning confirming that she won't seek reelection this year and will retire at the end of her 18th term.

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