Council reviews multiple federal, state and local grants; approves small community grants

The New Castle County Council on Jan. 28 read and introduced several ordinances to appropriate federal and state grant funds for county departments and approved multiple small community grants from district discretionary funds.

Major grant appropriations presented to the council included: - Ordinance 25-003: $103,632 (federal) from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), passed through the Delaware Emergency Management Agency, to the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLGGP) administered by the Office of Technology and Administrative Services. The ordinance was read into the record by council staff; no public comment was recorded in the transcript segment. - Ordinance 25-004: $100,283.68 (federal) from CISA, passed through the Delaware Emergency Management Agency, for a Netskope renewal SLGGP grant, administered by the Office of Technology and Administrative Services. The grant's targeted completion date was read as March 1, 2026. - Ordinance 25-005: $84,396.50 (state) from the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) to a Christiana Fire Company grant for a command vehicle and boat trailer designated for the Department of Public Safety; council co-chair and committee speaker described the item as a pass-through grant to the fire company. - Ordinance 25-006: $145,140.19 (federal) from the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA for Department of Public Safety equipment, listed items included trauma kits, SWAT helmets and explosive-ordinance-disposal robot equipment. - Ordinance 25-007:…