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Money held back for later (contingency)

$137.4 million

Exact amount: $137,369,205.47

FY2026 (July 2025–June 2026)

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Boxes that add money total $354,340,937.41. Boxes that take money away total -$216,971,731.94. Together they make $137,369,205.47.

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The rectangles use $354,340,937.41 in positive amounts as their scale, not the $137,369,205.47 net total. Reductions total -$216,971,731.94 and appear in the list, not as positive area.

Contingency For Project Expansion (Contingency for Grant Expansion, money from: Other Grants, fund FG324-041008), $120,000,000.00, open this boxContingency For Project Expansion (Contingency for Grant Expansion,…$120.0 millionContingency For Project Expansion (Contingency for Grant Expansion, money from: Other Grants, fund FG367-041008), $50,396,605.49, open this boxContingency For Project Expansion (Contingency for Grant Expansion,…$50.4 millionSpecial Income Fund 124 Contingency (Internal Accounts Book Transfers), $50,000,000.00, open this boxSpecial Income Fund 124 Contingency (Inter…$50.0 millionContingency Balancing Program (Contingency for Grant Expansion, fund FG332-041008), $35,330,376.00, open this boxContingency Balancing Progra…$35.3 millionSpecial Income Fund 124 Contingency (Grants - Supplemental), $30,000,000.00, open this boxSpecial Income Fund…$30.0 millionContingency For Project Expansion (Contingency for Grant Expansion, money from: NCLB Federal, fund FG332-041008), $25,000,000.00, open this boxContingency For…$25.0 millionContingency Balancing Program (CPS Blueprint Fund), $25,000,000.00, open this boxContingency Balancing Program…$25.0 millionSpecial Income Fund 124 Contingency (Grants from Children First Fund), $10,000,000.00, open this boxSpecial Income…$10.0 millionContingency Balancing Program (Contingency for Grant Expansion, fund FG356-041008), $4,171,497.00, open this boxContingency…$4.2 millionContingency Balancing Program (General Education Fund), $3,500,000.00, open this boxContingen…All other funds and programs (2 smaller lines), $942,458.92, open this box

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Percentages of Money held back for later (contingency)
BoxAmount% of this budget
Contingency For Project Expansion (Contingency for Grant Expansion, money from: Other Grants, fund FG324-041008)$120,000,000.0087.4%
Other General Charges (General Education Fund) · Adjustment-$100,000,000.00-72.8%
Other Instr Purposes Misc (General Education Fund) · Adjustment-$52,894,513.59-38.5%
Contingency For Project Expansion (Contingency for Grant Expansion, money from: Other Grants, fund FG367-041008)$50,396,605.4936.7%
Special Income Fund 124 Contingency (Internal Accounts Book Transfers)$50,000,000.0036.4%
Contingency Balancing Program (Contingency for Grant Expansion, fund FG332-041008)$35,330,376.0025.7%
PreK Instruction (Preschool For All (locally funded)) · Adjustment-$32,912,073.00-24.0%
Special Income Fund 124 Contingency (Grants - Supplemental)$30,000,000.0021.8%
Contingency For Project Expansion (Contingency for Grant Expansion, money from: NCLB Federal, fund FG332-041008)$25,000,000.0018.2%
Contingency Balancing Program (CPS Blueprint Fund)$25,000,000.0018.2%
Contingency Balancing Program (Contingency for Grant Expansion, fund FG358-041008) · Adjustment-$10,503,151.04-7.6%
Special Income Fund 124 Contingency (Grants from Children First Fund)$10,000,000.007.3%
Special Education Teacher Assignments - Charter and Contract (Special Education Fund) · Adjustment-$8,000,000.00-5.8%
Special Education Instruction K-12 (Special Education Fund) · Adjustment-$7,500,000.00-5.5%
Contingency Balancing Program (Contingency for Grant Expansion, fund FG353-041008) · Adjustment-$5,161,994.31-3.8%
Contingency Balancing Program (Contingency for Grant Expansion, fund FG356-041008)$4,171,497.003.0%
Contingency Balancing Program (General Education Fund)$3,500,000.002.5%
All other funds and programs (2 smaller lines)$942,458.920.7%

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