Farmers Branch reports more than a dozen active grants; DART reimbursement approved

Addison Holmes, the city—s grant coordinator, told the City Council at its Oct. 21 study session that staff is managing a large portfolio of federal, state and local grants and working to keep projects compliant and on budget.

Holmes said the city is in the process of closing out the Venue 1842 Economic Development Administration grant but that federal agency communications have been delayed by a federal shutdown. She said the city—s DART interlocal agreement reimbursement request was approved for "a little over $1,600,000," and that reimbursements for the TDEM-Cooks Creek project appear likely to be approved by FEMA but are delayed while TDEM processes them.

The presentation listed multiple active projects and their status, including:

- Texas Department of…