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Board presses staff for details after White House pause on federal grants affects county planning

Orange County Board of Supervisors · January 28, 2025
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Summary

Supervisors asked for immediate inventories of federal grant programs and potential backfill options after staff reported a federal grants pause; county leaders said many services could be affected and directed departments to continue applying while tracking impacts.

At the Board of Supervisors meeting on Jan. 28, county leaders confronted an unfolding federal grants pause affecting multiple programs, and they directed staff to identify the specific grants and dollar amounts at risk and to present options for prioritizing backfills.

The County Executive Office submitted the mid‑year budget report and supervisors immediately raised questions about a newly announced pause on federal funds. Vice Chair…

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