Community Action warns $20 million EPA award frozen; county programs could face cuts

Mar 4, 2025

Okanogan County Community Action told commissioners an EPA $20 million award for a multipurpose community center in Omak is frozen by a federal funding hold, and state and federal budget cuts could shrink multiple local programs.

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Rena Schauber, executive director of the Okanogan County Community Action Council, told the Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 24 that the agency’s $20,000,000 Environmental Protection Agency award for a multipurpose community center in Omak is on hold because of a federal funding freeze.

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