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Flagstaff appeals after EPA halts Resilience Hubs funding, city shifts limited local support
Summary
City staff said an EPA stop‑work order suspended roughly $1 million in resilience‑hub funding; the city has appealed and is redirecting limited local resources and seeking other funding while hubs continue operating without EPA dollars.
Flagstaff City staff announced that a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency stop‑work order took effect March 31, pausing federal grant payments that funded local resilience‑hub staffing and programming.
The pause in federal funding affected the city’s Resilience Hubs project and led staff to file an appeal with the EPA. Nicole, a Sustainability Division staff member who presented the update, said the city formally submitted the appeal last Friday and that the agency has up to six months to review it.
"We appealed the termination, and that was submitted formally this past Friday. The EPA has up to 6 months to review our appeal," Nicole said. She added the city would issue a press release after the appeal filing and is calling for letters of support…
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