Committee member warns proposed federal grant rules could disrupt county-funded programs
A committee member told the Lake County board that proposed changes to the Office of Management and Budget's guidance could require background checks for anyone handling federal grant funds, risk funds being withdrawn for vague 'reputational harm,' and fundamentally change how local governments receive federal funding.
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A committee member (S3) told the Lake County board that recently completed federal regulations could force new requirements on local grant recipients and their partners and may take effect in early October. "If we receive Federal grants, we have to prove that everybody who touches the federal grant funding...would have to get background checked for citizenship," the committee member said.
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