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Emergency management reports federal SHSP funds still frozen; county must retain grant files back to 2014

Jerome County Board of Commissioners · July 20, 2026
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Emergency Management Director Kirsten Hartley reported that State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) funds remain frozen at the federal level and reminded the board the county must retain grant files for the past three years (records exist back to 2014); she also described training and recordkeeping steps.

Kirsten Hartley told commissioners that the county’s SHSP funds remain frozen at the federal level and that the county is due for monitored and audited grant visits. She said Jerome County must retain grant files for the previous three years and noted staff maintain files going back to 2014.

Hartley described work on an emergency response training scenario, a SharePoint tool to manage grant records, and coordination with the sheriff’s office for presentations to patrol deputies. She said the office completed training on criminal justice information services and privacy during the month.