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County loses eligibility for $600,000 grant after application process confusion; auditors, departments disagree
Summary
Commissioners were told a grant opportunity of up to $600,000 with a 10% match was missed because the county did not submit an application; disagreement surfaced over which office is responsible for writing grant applications and for hiring external grant-writing firms.
Commissioners were told at the meeting that Limestone County missed an opportunity for a grant worth up to $600,000 because the county did not submit the application and will be ineligible to reapply for two years.
An auditor's office representative said the county's auditor does not prepare grant applications and that each department is responsible for its own submissions. "My office does not do the application process for grants. Each office or each department is responsible…
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