ATLANTA — Fulton County anticipates it will receive nearly $92.8 million in federal grants this year to help fund the salaries of 70 employees across several departments.
The county is set to receive around $71 million directly from the federal government this year and $21.3 million indirectly through other agencies.
Chief Financial Officer Sharon Whitmore told county commissioners on April 16 that she wanted to share the county’s exposure to federal funding cuts and their impacts on staffing and grants.
Whitmore said one of the things her department is doing to mitigate the impact of potential federal funding cuts is to track grant reimbursements monthly. Past policy was to request grant reimbursements quarterly.
In March, the county received $3.17 million for the Ryan White Program to fight HIV, just over $77,000 for community development and $484,000 in state pass-through grants that originate in Washington. So far, the county’s budget has not been hit by federal funding cuts, but it has significant exposure, officials say.
The most significant grants this year are $36.8 million for the Ryan White Program, which covers 19 employees; $11.5 million for the District Attorney’s Office, which pays for 17 employees; and $12.4 million for the Behavioral Health Network and its five staff members.
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