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Dubuque County supervisors seek clarity on $270,000 local match, cash flow and oversight for multi‑state RCPP grant
Summary
County officials and Farmer‑to‑Farmer organizers reviewed a year‑and‑a‑half of work under a USDA RCPP partnership, focusing on how a $270,000 local match and $855,000 in federal reimbursements will flow, who tracks spending, and how to ensure county funds benefit Dubuque County producers.
Dubuque County supervisors held a special work session to review implementation of a USDA Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) grant administered through Sand County Foundation and a newly formed Farmer‑to‑Farmer nonprofit, focusing on how a $270,000 county match and federal reimbursements will be tracked and spent.
The meeting, called to order by Chair Riley, heard a program update from county staff who said the partnership is about a year and a half into a five‑year RCPP grant. "The agreement was signed that Sand County would handle the majority of the contractual obligations of dispersing this money out to Dubuque County," the staff member said, describing a funding flow in which Dubuque County provides seed money that Sand County Foundation seeks to have reimbursed by NRCS and then redistributes to local…
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