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Gaston County grants team: about $54M in outside funds last year offset roughly $0.18 of local tax rate
Summary
Gaston County’s Grants Development and Oversight Department said the county brought in about $54 million in federal and state grant revenue last year, money officials say offsets roughly $0.18 on the local tax rate and funds services from domestic violence support to veterans treatment and after‑school programs.
GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — Grants Manager Tanisha Manus and Grants Coordinator Ashley Rahm told county officials the Grants Development and Oversight Department oversaw roughly $54,000,000 in federal and state grant revenue last year, funds the department said helped offset about $0.18 on the county tax rate and paid for services across public safety, veterans’ treatment and education.
"My name is Tanisha Manus, and I am the grants manager with the grants development and oversight department," Manus said, describing the office’s role in ensuring county departments follow programmatic and financial grant guidelines. "We ensure that our departments are following the grant guidelines and ... making…
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