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Officials warn of federal grant cuts to PBS, Guam EPA, historic preservation; clearinghouse seeks to speed grants management training
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Summary
Committee heard preliminary agency reports of federal grant reductions (PBS, Guam EPA, coastal management, historic preservation); Guam State Clearing House said it is collecting updated federal-impact numbers and has a grants-training grant of about $500,000 to improve management capacity.
Committee members pressed the Guam State Clearing House and agency representatives about possible federal grant cuts and what local funds or capacity might substitute if grants are reduced or zeroed out.
Stephanie (Guam State Clearing House) told senators that some federal grants face cuts or uncertain renewal under recent federal budget changes; she named the Pacific Broadcasting Service (PBS) and Guam Environmental Protection Agency as agencies that reported potential shortfalls and said Historic Preservation had been dropped from the FY26 federal budget as reported to her office. Stephanie said the Clearing House is contacting grantees to collect up-to-date award and expiry information and expects to provide a compiled impact list to the legislature by Friday.
The Clearing House also said it had an open grant cycle for Department of Interior technical-assistance (TAP/MAP) with roughly $350,000–$400,000 available this year (annual TAP/MAP allocation roughly $350,000) and that Interior’s revised conditions capped awards per project at $400,000. Stephanie said her office received a separate Department of Interior grant for grants-management training to strengthen local capacity and that the office expects the RFP to contract a training provider to improve administration across agencies.
Senators pressed whether agencies would need local dollars to replace cuts; Stephanie said the office is compiling the list and will indicate zeroed-out federal items that would require local replacement. Senators noted PBS and Guam EPA as priorities and asked the administration to provide specific figures for appropriations if federal funds do not materialize.
The Clearing House said most agencies have some grant administrators and quarterly reporting; it reported six Clearing House employees (not including the director) and said a grants-management course RFP had been issued to build capacity across agencies.
