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City hears federal grants, earmarks and shutdown risks from Becker & Poliakoff lobbyists
Summary
Becker & Poliakoff update: the firm said the city secured roughly $13.5–$13.7 million in grant awards this year, reported $12.5 million in preliminary earmarks for FY2025 and warned that a congressional continuing resolution could delay funding or trigger a short government shutdown.
Becker & Poliakoff lobbyists told the Virginia Beach City Council on March 4 that the city has secured several federal grants and earmarks but faces uncertainty from the congressional appropriations process.
The firm said the city had received about $13.5 million to $13.7 million in grant funding this year, had $12.5 million in preliminary earmarks in the FY2025 appropriations process and cited a larger figure referenced as $247.93 million in the final budget process (context not specified at the meeting). The presentation stressed that a continuing resolution (CR) in Congress could delay or freeze many awards and that a failure to resolve FY2025 funding could lead to a short government shutdown.
Alfonso Lopez, a Becker & Poliakoff representative, described the firm’s role: “we are a national law and lobbying firm with over 50 years experience,” and said the firm…
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