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Senator's office offers earmark guidance; application window early next year
Summary
A staffer from the senator's office briefed Daniels County on the congressionally directed spending (earmark) process, eligibility examples and near-term Q&A sessions; application deadlines were described as late February/early March.
A representative from the senator’s office visited the Daniels County commissioners Dec. 15 to outline the senator's congressionally directed spending (earmark) process and to invite counties to propose projects. The presenter said staff in Washington would host question-and-answer sessions and provide a one‑pager on eligible projects; examples mentioned included irrigation and infrastructure projects while some project types (e.g., brick-and-mortar jails) may be excluded due to federal requirements.
The presenter said the application window runs through late February and early March and offered to circulate contact information and links to Q&A sessions. Commissioners asked to receive the materials and to consider local projects that may qualify for senator-directed funding.
