Temporary Pause of [Federal] Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs

The recent memorandum from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) M-25-13 temporarily halts the obligation and disbursement of federal funds for certain programs, including grants and loans, while a review is conducted to ensure alignment with priorities outlines with the new Administration. For Platteville's fire station project, this pause may, or may not, impact the timeline for advancing or disbursing any federal funding, including our obligated CDS grant. At this time, we are awaiting further clarification from OMB regarding when the pause may be lifted. We hope it will be resolved before we need to proceed with any disbursements for our new fire station project. The local share portion must be expended before we have access to our designated federal funds, which may not be until late 2025.  At present, we will continue the course, and we anticipate releasing the bid documents for construction in the next week.