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Grants team flags statewide and federal funding uncertainty; county reviews sustainability of grant-funded positions
Summary
The grants administration team presented FY24–FY25 grant activity, reporting $62.3 million awarded in FY24 across 57 grants and noting 61 grant-funded personnel; staff warned of potential state funding cuts in FY26, program sustainability concerns and the fiscal risk of converting grant-funded positions to general‑fund obligations.
El Paso County’s grants administration team updated the commissioner's court on May 15 about grant activity, staffing funded by grants, and fiscal risks tied to potential reductions in state and federal funding.
Leticia (Letty) Vizcaino, grants manager, said that in the Oct. 1, 2023–Sept. 30, 2024 period the team submitted 75 grant applications and received 57 awards totaling roughly $62.3 million. She said FY24 grants supported 61 grant-funded positions (about $13.3 million in personnel costs across funds) and that, as of the presentation, 32 of those grant-funded positions were vacant (representing roughly $3 million in unfilled grant-funded payroll).
Vizcaino and the team highlighted that the county currently…
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