Federal judges issued orders that could save nearly 140 mental‑health projects—spanning school districts, universities and state education agencies—after the Education Department moved to terminate multiyear grants earlier this year. Seattle Judge Kymberly Evanson found the department violated federal law by terminating funded projects with a uniform rationale tied to administration priorities without individualized explanations. Evanson’s ruling requires project‑by‑project decisions and gives grantees temporary relief while litigation proceeds; recipients face new agency determinations by Dec. 30. The grants were intended to bolster school‑based mental‑health professionals and pipeline training, a priority many districts and campuses say remains unmet. The case highlights legal constraints on abrupt mid‑project federal funding shifts and underscores how judicial oversight can preserve multi‑year program stability for campus and community mental‑health services.