County staff says Rescue Squad can use fiscal sponsorship, not the county's tax ID, for foundation grant

Brown County staff told a representative of a local rescue squad that a foundation grant could be handled through a grant-fiscal partnership rather than by using the county's tax identification number.

The request arose when the squad asked whether it could use the county's tax ID to accept donations tied to a local foundation grant deadline. County staff said they had checked with the foundation contact (Virginia) and were told the squad could be set up under a grant-fiscal-partnership or similar fiscal-sponsorship arrangement; that would allow donations and grant funds to be received for the squad without using the county's tax ID.

Why it matters: The squad said it needs funding for a replacement response vehicle and faced an April 1 deadline to be eligible for foundation assistance. Staff's confirmation that a fiscal-sponsorship pathway exists gave the squad an immediate administrative route to pursue the grant before the deadline without county tax-ID use.

Next steps: County staff offered to send a short email with the contact information and the phrase 'grant fiscal partnership' so the squad could contact the foundation directly. Commissioners asked staff to follow up and to notify the squad representative when the foundation contact had been reached. No county funding decision was made at the meeting.

Ending: Staff said they would email the squad representative and the clerk with the steps for a grant-fiscal-partnership and expected to have the squad set up with the foundation within days if they chose to proceed.