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Community Services warns federal grant cuts could force county to backfill programs
Summary
Mary Keating, DuPage County Community Services director, told the Finance Committee Aug. 26 that proposed federal budget changes could cut or eliminate key grants — including CDBG, HOME and LIHEAP — and that the county may need to use general-fund dollars to maintain administration and long-term obligations for projects already funded.
Mary Keating, director of DuPage County Community Services, briefed the Finance Committee on Aug. 26 about the precarious status of several federal grants that fund housing, energy assistance and senior services. Lede: Keating said the president’s proposed budget included elimination of some grants that the county relies on and that the Senate and House appropriations show differing outcomes — the Senate proposed level funding for several programs while the House proposed deeper cuts or elimination for others. Nut graf: The committee heard that possible reductions to the…
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