Food Bank of Wyoming recently learned that he will not get $ 535,000 promised in a 2023-one of many victims of the elimination of President Donald Trump and freezing the federal programs based on Congress.
Eliminate A cooperative agreement to buy local food – A grant aims to feed the most vulnerable while Delivery of Wyoming AG producers to their local food It comes at a time when “the need for food insecurity in Wyoming is at the highest levels in 10 years.” Tell Oil City News.
Wyoming financing Home energy savings The program, which was created by the Wyoming Energy Authority recently after moving in months of red tape and collecting inputs from Wyoming residents, is “frozen”. The officials have not received any indication whether it was ultimately envied or permissible to follow up, according to state officials. This puts 69 million dollars in the federal funds it passes in forgetting Electrical bills height It is an increasing threat to low -income families.
The management of management, outside the scope of threats and exceptions for federal programs-is more complicated by continuous Court battles Illon musk led by Federal employees cleansing It may be thrown hundreds of millions of dollars that can go to Wyoming and families.
“Our office gets the information program according to the program, if we receive any updates at all.”
Michael Berlman, Director of Communications for Governor Mark Gordon
Federal officials Mostly, he refused to answer questions or provide basic information evenWhich makes it difficult, if it is not impossible to know the amount of money at stake.
State officials say it is extremely difficult to calculate the status of hundreds of grants and awards because they are managed by various state agencies, individual societies and other groups. When he asked Wyofile Dru Palmer – Wyoming's Manager The state gives integration The office, which was creature To help a reel of the Federal dollar during the reign of Biden-for accounting or appreciation, the investigation was sent to the office of Mark Gordon.
“For this time, much in the air is still in this field,” Michael Berlman, Gordon Communications Manager, told Wyofile via email. “Our office gets the information program according to the program, if we receive any updates at all. Every federal agency makes its own guidelines in terms of programs that can move forward, and which is still parked.”
“Advice from the Ice Mountain”
Lander -based Wyoming has set more than $ 100 million in the state, northern Arabahu, east Choshon tribes and other entities under Law of reducing inflation and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Law Jonathan Williams, a colleague of energy and climate in the council. In addition to the home energy saving program, there is freezing Solar energy for everyone Granting money totaling about $ 30 million, which includes a possible $ 8 million for the Wind River Indian Reserve.
The Wyoming's Solar for All Grant is dedicated to training on the workforce to install solar infrastructure, specifically in low -income and tribal societies.
Some producers of Wyoming AG – who are Desperate to survive in high electricity costs -Tens of thousands of dollars invested in solar installations, Williams added, with expectations to receive discounts America's rural energy program. But it seems that these discounts are also in the question.
“We think this is the tip of the iceberg,” Williams said.
There can be up to two billion dollars at the stake in Wyoming, according to Grist report. But Williams says it is definitely impossible to know.
The council recently hosted an online symposium in general that highlights its concerns regarding the “Gone Dark” programs in addition to the possible benefits if it is allowed to flow federal scholarships to move forward.
“Many of these programs will help residents save money-help societies save money.” “There are certainly some other common tools, as they deserve recognition. I think particularly about the effects of human health, the ability of societies and tribes to respond to natural emergencies such as the fire and drought fire, and certainly, the quality of life.”
Although the Wyoming delegation in Congress opposed the Biden era initiatives, they eventually joined the leaders of the state in the efforts made. Training local municipalities and others In scholarships for writing and providing other resources to help Wyoming communities benefit from opportunities.
“These are not abstract government initiatives,” said Big Wind Carpetter. “They really help take advantage of our societies here on the ground in Wyoming … We are talking about weathering and energy efficiency – these are basic building blocks to allow residents to access the services they could not tolerate.”
What the municipalities say
City officials at Cheyenne – where technology and manufacturing thrive for years, and where the city's employees are skilled in attracting the donors of grants – there are questions that have not been answered regarding federal scholarships that are supposed to settle as well as those in the pipeline.
“What I hear from our federal partners is, just follow you until you hear otherwise” and “do not do anything that can be used as a cause or excuse to cancel a grant.”
In some cases, she said, especially with grants managed by the US Environmental Protection Agency, city and state officials sometimes hear the grants of a grant before informing the regional office. According to Samith, employees in the American Forest Authority said that they are concerned about the ability to address grants due to the employees' discounts provided by the Muski -led government efficiency.
Smith said: “We used to go after two forest services, mainly, everything has been closed,” said Smith. One of the excessive grants in the city through the US Department of Agriculture Forests program in urban and societal areas She said he was temporarily suspended a few weeks before federal officials resumed his treatment.
Smith said that the city is still suspending hopes for the Environmental Protection Agency grant to conduct greenhouse gas stockpiles, and if one of them is completed, the Cheyan and Larami Province “to cancel” insurance “qualifies many possible grants for solar energy projects and other renewable energy projects. But the Trump administration referred to a Reducing the huge budget For the agency.
“This will be huge and huge repercussions in our state,” Smith said, adding that the grants run by the Environmental Protection Agency help fill a Main financing need In Wyoming for municipal water infrastructure.
But Smith most worries is that federal agencies do not accept new requests for grant programs.
Smith said: “I think frankly that we will see the effects, not this year, but next year,” Smith said. “I have no grant to apply for something at the present time. There is nothing. If I don’t write grants, we will not get grants next year to carry out infrastructure projects next year.
“I am less worried about our current programs because we have existing contracts,” she added.
A group of defenders of the Wyoming community and the town's officials will hold Washington, DC, this week, according to multiple sources that spoke to Wifle, to be disputed for support in the Federal dollar, which has already promised Boymang. Meanwhile, Gordon and Woewang's delegation in Congress, as they say, was the issue of exceptions under overwhelming cuts.
“They are listening,” said Smith.