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Grants division reports $8.5M secured over two years; warns some federal reimbursements paused

2322562 · February 11, 2025
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Jamie Tennis of the Grants Division briefed the committee on the division's two-year results, including $8.5 million secured, $22 million pending, and concern that recent federal executive actions could pause reimbursements for several awards tied to IIJA and the Inflation Reduction Act.

Jamie Tennis, manager of Rapid City's Grants Division, told the Public Works Committee on Feb. 11 that the division has expanded to three people and that it has brought new outside funding to the city over the past two years.

Tennis said, “Last year, we submitted 25 grants requesting $84,000,000. We were awarded $3,700,000 and we have another $22,000,000 in grants that are pending.” She summarized two-year results as $8,500,000 the division has brought in to date. Tennis said roughly 42% of submitted opportunities are state grants, about…

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