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Portage County approves several grants including $3.7 million HUD award for solid waste project

3418018 · May 12, 2025

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On May 12 the Portage County Finance Committee approved multiple grant awards and applications, including a $3,699,400 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development community projects award for the Solid Waste Department.

The Portage County Finance Committee voted May 12 to accept several grants and to approve staff moving forward on application and award actions. Among items approved was a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) community projects award of $3,699,400 to the county's Solid Waste Department.

County staff said the HUD award had been anticipated because it originated as a designated community project and that Amanda (last name not specified), who handled the application, was prepared to begin work on the project. The committee approved accepting all four grants presented at once; a motion to approve the group of awards carried.

Other grants on the agenda included smaller awards and applications referenced by staff: a District Attorney comfort grant to the Wisconsin Department of Justice (amount and program name as provided in the packet), a sheriff's office grant from the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs (a PSAP/PSAT round 2 award of $17,186 was referenced), and a community/aging‑service item associated with the Stevens Point area retired teachers group noted in the packet. Two of the listed awards were modest ($1,000 examples were cited) while the HUD solid waste award accounted for the largest dollar amount on the agenda.

Nut graf: The HUD award represents a major capital infusion for solid waste work; the committee authorized staff to accept the award and begin project work while other smaller grants were accepted in the same motion.

Committee discussion touched on performance periods and project timelines; staff said the HUD award has a performance period longer than a single year and that the project work will be phased. The committee voted to accept the grants and take related administrative steps to modify budgets or projects as required.