MINNEAPOLIS — Multiple programs in Minnesota are losing federal grants for school mental health resources as part of sweeping changes under the Trump administration and the U.S. Department of Education, which plans to redirect the funds by the end of the year.

The $1 billion in mental health grants were allocated by Congress through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a law signed by former President Biden in 2022 in the aftermath of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The legislation was negotiated with the support of both Democrats and Republicans, but earlier this year, the Trump administration cited discriminatory and race-based practices as the reason for ending some of the grants.

The cuts included mental health programs for the Rochester Public Schools as well as the Universit

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