HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The U.S. Department of Education said Friday afternoon it will release the billions of dollars remaining in grant funding it withheld for review.

On June 30, the department notified school districts in a statement that the $6.8 billion in grant funding would not be dispersed due to the department "reviewing the FY 2025 funding for the [Title I-C, II-A, III-A, IV-A, IV-B] grant program(s)."

According to school leaders, the grant funds cover a plethora of programs, such as after-school programming, professional development for teachers, mental health and more.

Last week, the department said it would release $1.3 billion in after-school and summer programing.

School boards across the state of Florida were notified of the remaining funding to be released

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