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Health department loses a grant, shifts funds to buy an XRF and moves some staff funding between funds

5490951 · May 27, 2025
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County health officials told the Human Services Criminal Justice Committee that a pandemic-related grant was terminated and unspent money was clawed back; the department will zero out the grant fund, buy a new XRF machine for lead risk assessment and shift some staff from the HFI fund to the county health fund.

St. Joseph County health officials told the Human Services Criminal Justice Committee that a federal or state pandemic-era grant had been terminated and unspent funds were reclaimed, and the department is moving to reallocate other available funds to replace needed equipment and maintain services.

Amy Rupi, director of finance for the Department of Health, said the grant in fund 8952 was terminated effective March 24 and the unspent amounts were clawed back by the granting agency.…

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