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Regional Planning Commission warns of federal funding uncertainty and pauses facility search
Summary
Champaign County’s Regional Planning Commission told the county board that uncertainty in federal appropriations is putting its operations at risk; RPC said it has paused a search for a permanent facility and for space for its ICERT training program until funding clarity improves.
D'Elizo Solomayo, chief executive officer of the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission, told the county board on Sept. 9 that recent federal budget uncertainty has prompted the agency to pause an active search for a permanent office and training space.
Why it matters: RPC operates Head Start, LIHEAP, workforce programs and other federally funded services. Most of its roughly $81–84 million annual budget is grant-funded and paid on a reimbursable basis; RPC said it must cash-flow operations while awaiting federal reimbursements. Solomayo warned that a prolonged federal funding lapse…
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