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Emergency Management coordinator warns of grant uncertainty that could affect staffing and projects
Summary
Emergency Management Coordinator LaRae Dobbs told commissioners that state guidance on EMPG and SHSP grants is shifting and funding is uncertain; EMPG funds half her salary and two generator grants (accounts 480‑311 & 480‑312) total $71,345 and $48,368, respectively.
LaRae Dobbs, Big Horn County’s Emergency Management Coordinator, told the commission on April 15 that guidance from the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security has left funding for EMPG (Emergency Management Performance Grant) and SHSP (State Homeland Security Program) uncertain. Dobbs said she had been instructed to continue submitting drawdowns, but whether funds are paid can change day to day.
Dobbs said EMPG pays half of her salary and that current SHSP grant funds already spent would mean some projects would not proceed without additional funding. She identified two generator grants totaling $71,345 and $48,368 (accounts 480‑311 and 480‑312). Dobbs said a lack of SHSP funding would delay or cancel projects tied to that program, while EMPG uncertainty could affect future salary funding.
The commission heard that some items tied to SHSP could be postponed if funding does not come through; staff will monitor state guidance and continue drawdown submissions until further notice.
