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Emergency Management director warns EMPG/SHSP grant delays could leave parish to cover $53,000 salary
Summary
Brandon Miguez, Emergency Management Director, told the finance committee the EMPG federal grant covers a position salary of about $53,000; ongoing FEMA/Federal litigation and state timing mean 2025 grant funds have not been received and the parish may need to backfill the salary if funds do not arrive.
Brandon Miguez, Emergency Management Director for Iberia Parish, told the Special Finance Committee the parish is monitoring uncertainty around EMPG (FEMA) and SHSP (state homeland security) grants. “That grant is $53,000; if it doesn't come in, we gotta start looking for $53,000,” Miguez said, explaining…
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