The Riley 69传媒 Community Corrections may be affected by a recent executive order freezing federal grants.
Brittany Phillips, county budget and finance officer, this week shared a list of state grants, federal grants and pending grant applications for the county government. Phillips highlighted 15 grants that facilitate programs like the Women, Infants and Children supplemental nutrition program (WIC) and recovery court. The local WIC receives $1.28 million in federal funds and the Bureau of Justice Assistance grant amounts to $549,999.
Last week, the White House issued an executive order putting a temporary pause on all federal financial assistance, including temporary grants and loans. Each agency needs to complete an analysis of all of their federal financial assistance programs and submit this to the Office of Management and Budget by Feb. 10. Each agency subject to this pause must halt the issuance of of new awards and the payments of money until it completes its review.
This pause is in effect so the Trump administration can review agency programs to ensure that federal funds are not going toward 69传媒渇inancial assistance for foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the green new deal,69传媒 according to a memo.
69传媒淐ommunity Corrections was the only one that received the notice within Riley 69传媒, that they would have an impact,69传媒 Phillips said. 69传媒淣ow understand that the federal funds affect several divisions within Riley 69传媒, but Community Corrections was the only one that that actually received a notice that there would be a temporary pause.69传媒
Phillips said this could affect the Bureau of Justice Assistance grant. This four-year grant fully funds the full-time intensive supervision officer I position for the recovery court, a program that combats substance abuse and addiction. It also funds some activities within the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the recovery court.
69传媒淭he Health Department also has several programs and staff positions which are either fully or partially funded by federal and state grants,69传媒 Phillips said. 69传媒淏ecause the new administration has cited federal spending as a priority we wanted to get the following information in front of you as quickly as possible.69传媒
The WIC program is also fully covered by federal funds.
69传媒淲IC and BJA also fund the entire program,69传媒 said Megan Lewis, director of Community Corrections. 69传媒淚t69传媒檚 not just a staff concern but also every service that69传媒檚 provided through WIC and the recovery program.69传媒
