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Local WIC supervisor says state reissued award cut budget by about $40,000; staff plan adjustments
Summary
Tompkins County WIC program reported that a state retraction and reissue of its award reduced the program’s budget by roughly $40,000; staff said they will absorb some costs, pursue state appeals, and may reduce hours if necessary while continuing remote services for now.
Tompkins County WIC staff told the board that a reissued state award reduced the county WIC program’s budget by roughly $40,000.
The WIC supervisor said the grant amount originally included in the governor’s budget was retracted and a new award issued with a lower amount, producing a roughly $40,000 reduction for the county program. “The original amount that was awarded to the WIC program… was retracted… and then issued a new one, which cut my budget about 40,000,” the supervisor told the board.
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