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Cumberland County directs staff to finalize federal legislative agenda amid funding-freeze uncertainty
Summary
County officials and federal consultants briefed commissioners about a federal funding freeze and court activity affecting grant awards, and the board unanimously directed staff to finalize a short federal legislative agenda emphasizing water infrastructure, education, mental health and public safety.
County officials and their federal consultants updated the Board of Commissioners on ongoing federal funding uncertainty and asked the board to narrow priorities ahead of a Washington, D.C., advocacy trip.
Ron Hamm, president and CEO of Hamm Consulting Group, told commissioners court actions and administrative guidance had complicated federal grant awards and that some agencies were still unable to release appropriated funds. "There have still been difficulty in accessing some of those funds," Hamm said, describing the effects of a recent pause and subsequent court rulings. He urged the…
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