A federal appeals court temporarily preserved funding for 49 school‑mental‑health projects after the Education Department had notified awardees earlier this year that the Trump administration would terminate grants tied to Biden‑era priorities. The court’s Dec. 4 opinion gives those projects short‑term relief but leaves bigger questions about the department’s ability to roll out a new competition and disburse replacement awards before the fiscal year ends. Grant recipients, state education agencies and districts face uncertainty about sustaining staff and services, and the department warned in filings it may struggle to issue new awards on the previously expected timeline if it must keep existing grants funded.