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Presenter details 2025 veterans grant spending, new grant and data limits
Summary
A presenter reported spending about $46,000 of a $52,000 grant, introduced a new $51,683 grant effective 10/01/2025, cited $1,615.44 in emergency relief disbursements and said the VA has stopped releasing county-level veteran stats.
A presenter (speaker S2) gave the Elk County Board a 2025 year-end report on veterans services, outlining grant spending, a new grant award and data limitations from federal sources. The presenter said the office "finished up a grant utilizing 46 little over 46,000 of 52," described a newly approved $51,683 grant and noted that the grant "actually went into effect on 10/01/2025." The presenter also said the VA is no longer releasing county-level veteran data to counties, leaving local offices without recent official counts.
The report included specific program details: $1,615.44 was distributed in emergency relief for vehicle repairs and food, and the Alger County veteran-of-the-year banquet was funded by VBA American Legion and the Marine Corps League because of a change in the state's grant cycle. The presenter said changes to the grant scope led to returning some funding and that most program funds came from the state of Michigan. The transcript does not include the presenter's name or an explicit departmental title.
