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Alamance County Approves Applications for State School Roofing Grants; County Match Would Be 25% if Awarded
Summary
County staff authorized submission of state needs‑based grant applications to cover several school roof projects. If the grants are awarded, the county's share for the listed projects would drop from about $5.35M to $1.07M, saving roughly $4.2M in local funding obligations.
Alamance County approved county staff’s request on Sept. 3 to submit state needs‑based grant applications for several school roof projects. County staff said the applications use a rubric that favors projects already in design and those listed in the school system’s facility needs assessment.
The presenter said the total project list currently carries $5,352,750 in county funding; if the state awards the grants and the county provides the required 25% match (as a Tier‑2 county), the county’s net funding requirement for those projects would fall to about $1,070,500 — a potential local savings of roughly $4,202,250.
The board voted to approve submission of the grant applications and associated budget items; staff noted there is no guarantee of award and asked the board to authorize submission so the county may compete for the funds.
