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Grants Management reports $11 million in active awards, seeks competitive opportunities and assists county agencies
Summary
The county’s Grants Management department reported 19 active grants totaling more than $11 million, seven pending grant applications with roughly $700,000 potential, and described its work supporting county departments, nonprofits and the Criminal Justice Advisory Board.
The Franklin County Grants Management department told commissioners it currently manages 19 active grants totaling more than $11 million and is working on seven new grant applications that could add roughly $700,000 if awarded.
Melody Hoff, director of grants management, presented the department’s responsibilities, which include researching grant notices, screening eligibility, developing and editing applications, managing awarded grants and providing quarterly reporting and monitoring. Hoff said the department supports county departments and community partners including archives, the public defender’s office, human services, planning/community connections, South Central Community Action Programs, Waynesboro Community Human Services, the Children’s Advocacy Center and others.
Hoff said competitive grants vary in size and availability; she cited examples including a $15,000 Veterans Trust Fund award and a recently submitted application for a $200,000 intervention-training grant. She also said noncompetitive grants the office assists with include a $226,000 Public Defenders Indigent Defense grant and the approximately $6 million Human Services Block Grant.
The department supports the Criminal Justice Advisory Board (CJAB), which is chaired by President Judge Myers and co-chaired by the commission chairman. Hoff said grants management functions as a central coordinating unit for CJAB subcommittees, workshops and large-scale events.
Commissioners asked about annual averages and the fiscal impact of grants work. Hoff provided multi-year closing figures and said the county typically averages several hundred thousand to a few million dollars per year in grant-related funding, with the office able to pursue competitive opportunities and noncompetitive awards that can reduce general-fund reliance.
Commissioners thanked the department for its work and requested more detailed annual averages and program-specific savings estimates from the grants office for future meetings.
