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Board approves increased local match for CDBG application after revised administration and contingency costs
Summary
Commissioners voted to appropriate an increased local match for the county’s Community Development Block Grant application after staff reported higher administrative fees and a recommended larger contingency.
Madison County commissioners approved a revised local match appropriation Monday for the county’s FY2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application.
Staff said the grant‑administrator’s fee increased from an earlier estimate of $20,000 to $40,000 and recommended raising the contingency from 3% to 10% as an industry standard. Those changes pushed the county’s minimum match requirement higher. Staff said any contingency dollars not needed would not be spent and that certain engineering costs are counted toward the local match.
Commissioners approved the appropriation and signed required conflict‑of‑interest certifications for the grant application process. Staff will finalize the application and submit it to Northeast Georgia (the regional CDBG administrator) for consideration.
Why it matters: the CDBG program can fund infrastructure and community development projects; approving the local match keeps the county’s CDBG application on track.
