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Summit County seeks help from congressional staff to navigate federal grant rules and secure law-enforcement funding
Summary
County officials told congressional staff that federal procurement rules and agency templates delay access to awarded funds; they asked for report language and earmark help and flagged a $100,000 request to enhance digital forensics in the sheriff's office.
Summit County officials raised two linked funding problems at a meeting with representatives from U.S. Representative Curtis's office: administrative barriers to obligating federal grant funds and a request for targeted law-enforcement support.
County staff said the county has successfully secured federal grants and congressionally designated funding but that federal agency requirements — including Buy America procurement provisions,…
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