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Spokane County staff propose raising grant-acceptance threshold to $50,000; request stronger indirect-cost recovery
Summary
Finance staff told commissioners they plan to update county financial assistance policies and procedures—last revised in 2013—recommending a higher board threshold for accepting grants (staff suggested $50,000), requiring indirect-cost recovery where allowed, and tightening administration for small awards that consume county resources.
County finance and grants staff briefed the Spokane County Commission on April 22 about a planned update to the county’s financial assistance policy and procedures, noting the current policy dates to 2013 and recommending changes to threshold and indirect-cost treatment.The issue and staff recommendation: Heather (Grants/Finance) said the county’s minimum threshold for board-level acceptance of grants has been $5,000; staff advised that a large number of small awards (often $5,000–$20,000) are costly to administer, require cross‑departmental work (budget, purchasing, HR, AP, IT) and sometimes result in the county purchasing equipment for outside entities with no long-term benefit to…
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