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County grant manager details $21M portfolio, USDA delays and plans for training
Summary
The county grants manager reported managing 44 grants in 2024 (total award value $21 million), detailed program complexity and delays with USDA grants, and proposed a May–June grant-writing course while flagging a possible $300,000 congressionally directed records-management request for the sheriff.
Suzanne Sierra, Cheshire County's grant manager, told the Board of Commissioners on Feb. 12 that the county’s grants portfolio is extensive and administratively complex and that recent federal processes have introduced new uncertainties for applicants.
Sierra said the county managed 44 grants in 2024 with a total award value of about $21 million and that $5 million of revenue flowed in during the year. She said 28 grants were direct to the county while roughly 16 involved fiscal sponsorship for other organizations; 13 new grants launched in 2024 and the department is managing dozens of deliverables, financial reporting cycles and procurement…
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