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Arapahoe County staff warn federal funding cuts could shrink services as state budget tightens
Summary
County officials briefed commissioners on federal policy and budget changes they say could reduce about $100 million in annual federal revenue to the county and add pressure on state and local budgets, with likely impacts for SNAP, Medicaid, public health and workforce programs.
Arapahoe County officials told the Board of County Commissioners on Monday that shifting federal rules and budget reductions threaten an estimated $100,000,000 or more in annual federal funding that supports county programs and services.
At a study session, Michelle Halstead, with the commissioners' office, said the briefing was intended to “provide you updated information on what we currently know about federal funding and what we currently don't,” and to outline how changes at the federal and state levels could affect county budgets and services.
County finance staff said federal and pass‑through funds account for roughly 18% of the county’s $571,000,000 total budget in the finance office’s preliminary estimate. Todd Weaver, finance, and department directors said the largest federal shares flow to human services and workforce programs. Weaver described the scale in a slide deck: “about a $100,000,000 or over a $100,000,000 comes in from the federal government to fund our programs and services. Our total budget is 571,000,000, so that's about 18% of it.”
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