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Harvey County emergency management warns federal grant reductions would shift more responsibilities locally
Summary
Emergency management director said the county’s Emergency Management Performance Grant funding has fallen from about $31,112 in 2022–23 to an anticipated $24,492 for 2025 and that reduced state or federal support would increase local workload and costs.
Mike Anderson, Harvey County Emergency Management director, told the Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 11 that his office’s Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) is an annual cost‑matching grant that has declined in recent years.
Anderson said Harvey County received $31,112 in both 2022 and 2023 and received $27,192 in 2024; county staff applied for 2024 funding and expected roughly $24,492…
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