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City manager outlines limited scope of federal funding freeze; council OKs $5,000 event support and moves to closed session
Summary
City Manager Alan briefed the Newport News City Council on Jan. 28 about a White House pause on certain federal programs, saying the city has $79 million in awarded federal funds in the current budget and that staff are working to determine direct impacts.
City Manager Alan briefed the Newport News City Council on Jan. 28 about a White House pause on certain federal programs and grants, saying the administration’s guidance limits the freeze to specific priority areas and that staff are working to clarify city-level impacts.
Alan told council that, in the current city budget, $79,000,000 in federal awards have been appropriated (excluding human services projects). He said about $60,000,000 of that total is for streets and bridges, $8,000,000 is for waterworks projects, and $11,000,000 covers Community Development Initiative (CNI) and other programs such as Community Development Block Grant and HOME funding. He also said schools hold about $14,000,000 for school lunch program funding. “So it's $79,000,000,…
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