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Commissioners press public‑health leaders for contingency plan as federal grant freeze looms
Summary
Commissioner John Wiley Price and county health officials discussed a potential federal funding freeze and its effect on Dallas County Health and Human Services. Officials said roughly $275 million in federal pass‑through funding supports the department and that planning is underway for continuity of essential services.
Commissioners pressed Dallas County public‑health officials to prepare contingency plans in case a federal continuing resolution or new budget action triggers another freeze of pass‑through funds.
Commissioner John Wiley Price said the county needs a written, tiered action plan before a likely March 14 continuing resolution. “My concern is there's something coming up called March 14 ... I feel like that's going to be a time that we are going to have to be prepared,” Price said. He and other commissioners asked for estimates of the county exposure and what essential services would be disrupted.
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