What Does the Grants Department Do?

The Washington County Grants Department is responsible
for the proper financial and program administration of 
grant assistance being sought, received or accounted for
Under the auspices of Washington County.                   

This includes the following:

• Acts as an official Washington County representative of the departmental grant applicant or grantee;
• Supervises and reviews all county departmental grants for compliance with Federal, State, and/or private funding source requirements, which includes in-depth reviewing and reporting;
• Plans, develops and implements a centralized system of grants management which includes; recording and tracking of grant proposals, awards, and related statistical information, receipt/appropriation of grant funds, timelines, and programmatic and fiscal grant summaries as required by the various funding sources;
• Administers and develops select programs that serve to supplement local annual budget allocations through grant revenues;  
• Analyzes County data to help determine and prioritize needs in order to seek funding sources that are the most appropriate.
• Analyzes applications/grant requests to determine whether the grant is consistent with the needs and priorities of the County;
• Prepares and oversees the preparation of grant proposals, including grant writing, guidance, budget preparation and interpretation of funding agency regulations and requirements prior to County Judge’s approval;
• Participates in advocacy and community relations’ efforts representing the County as required or needed;
• Manages all proposals and awards for compliance with Federal, State, and/or Private funding source requirements, which includes in-depth reviewing, siting visits as needed and regular reporting;
• Conducts, coordinates or appears before public hearings, county committee(s) and Quorum Court meetings to relate information on grants as to the purpose, status, availability and requirements of county sponsored grant programs. Review engineering plans for projects within the grants program;