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Hardee County budget shows surge to $111 million in grants; staff flags cash-flow and procurement needs
Summary
Budget presenters said grant appropriations in the FY26 draft total roughly $111 million, mostly reimbursement grants; staff described a 'cash flow task force' and said procurement support may need to scale to manage spend and compliance.
County presenters told the Board that the FY26 draft budget includes approximately $111,000,000 in grant appropriations — a large increase from recent years — and emphasized that most grants are reimbursement-based, which creates cash-flow and administrative demands.
“We just we cross that 111 off. We're going to do that unless you tell me to give the money back to the state,” Mr. Baber said in explaining that the grants must be spent and then reimbursed. Presenters stressed that many grants require the…
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