DATE: December 17, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: United States Department of Agriculture Grant Programs Resolution
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Adopt Grant Programs Resolution authorizing the submittal of individual or regional applications for various grant programs, administered by United States Department of Agriculture, for a period of five years from date of adoption of said resolution;
2. Authorize Chairman of the Board of Supervisors or his/her designee, as Signature Authority for all grant-related documents necessary to secure grant funds and implement grant program activities; and
3. Authorize Director of Public Works and Planning, or his/her designee, as Signature Authority for all grant-related documents, excepting only Grant Agreements and Amendments thereto, necessary to secure funds and implement grant program activities.
REPORT
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant program regulations require a jurisdiction's governing body to declare by resolution authorizations related to the application and administration of grant programs. The recommended action will meet this requirement for each of the programs. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose not to adopt the USDA grant programs resolution. Doing so would make the County ineligible to receive any funds from USDA for any of the grant programs offered.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the adoption of this resolution. Activities performed pursuant to any of the USDA grant programs would be funded by those grant funds awarded by the USDA. If funds are awarded, sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues will be included in the Department's Resources Division Org 5512 FY 2024-25 Adopted Budget and will be included in future Recommended Budgets for the duration of the grant term.
DISCUSSION:
The Rural Development Act...
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