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Cheshire County Grants Office Reports Record Year; $3.4M in Revenue YTD and $17M in Award Value
Summary
The county grants manager told commissioners the department manages 39 active grants year‑to‑date, has brought in about $3.4 million in revenue so far and expects to finish the year near $5–6 million; staff highlighted major awards, pending applications and programmatic impacts on local jobs.
Suzanne Bansley, Cheshire County’s grants manager, told commissioners the grants office is managing a record portfolio this year and described both the operational workload and the community impact of grants spending.
Bansley reported 39 grants currently managed and approximately $3.4 million in revenue recorded year‑to‑date, with total award value across active grants near $17 million. She said the county expects year‑end revenue to increase and that much of the portfolio is federal money either passed through the state or received directly. "It's a record in the amount of awards we're managing in a single year," she said.
The presentation outlined several large awards and priorities: two $4 million system‑of‑care grants (recently closed/started), roughly $2.1 million used for Maplewood nursing home and EMS equipment, $1.6 million for dispatch infrastructure, and a package of treatment‑court and opioid‑abatement funds. Bansley quantified jobs supported by grants at roughly 13.5 full‑time equivalent positions (direct and subcontracted) and explained how fiscal sponsorship works when the county administratively manages awards for smaller local organizations.
Bansley also flagged pending and strategic applications — including portable radio consoles, Safe Exchange Center proposals and emergency‑management planning using ARPA funds — and described two internal projects: an update to the county’s grants policy manual to align with recently revised Uniform Grant Guidance and a searchable 100‑page grant opportunity list for nonprofits and municipalities.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions about role allocations, audit exposures and whether the office should be more aggressive in sharing methods with neighboring counties (Bansley said she limits materials to protect competitive advantage on state pass‑through grants). The presentation concluded with staff offering to provide summaries and follow‑up materials for upcoming budget discussions.
What happens next: staff will deliver the grants policy manual draft and continue developing the searchable grant opportunities list; commissioners asked for periodic updates tied to budget season and major award milestones.
