Item:
Title
Approval of Capital Project Amendment No.25CPA042 Recognizing $637,195.00 in Community Project Grant Funding (CFP) for the Emergency Operations Center & Backup 911 Capital Project (47302635DC158)
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Date of BOCC Meeting: June 9, 2025
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to approve Capital Project Amendment No.25CPA042 recognizing $637,195.00 in Community Project Grant Funding (CPF) for the Emergency Operations Center & Backup 911 Capital Project (47302635DC158).
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Durham County Capital Projects |
Current Budget |
Increase/Decrease |
Updated Budget |
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Emergency Operations Center (EOC) & Backup 911 Capital Project (4730C158) |
$5,600,000.00 |
$637,195.00 |
$6,237,195.00 |
As part of the annual appropriation process, Congress provides funding directly for specific projects within communities based on requests submitted by individual Senators or Representatives. These earmarks, referred to as Community Project Funding (CPF), are approved under an authorized grant program selected by Congress at the start of the appropriation process. Each year, the County’s Congressional representatives contact the County to seek proposals for projects to be funded through the following year’s appropriation cycle. Because these earmarks represent opportunities to obtain external funding for important projects, the County endeavors to select and submit several proposals each year for consideration.
Durham County submitted a proposal in FY2023 for funding for design services for the Durham County Emergency Operations Center project through the Department of Homeland Security’s Emergency Operations Center Grant Program.
The EOC grants are intended to improve emergency management and preparedness capabilities by supporting flexible, sustainable, secure, strategically located, and fully interoperable EOCs with a focus on addressing identified deficiencies and needs. According to the National Fire Protection Association, an EOC is defined as a “facility or capability from which direction and control is exercised in an emergency. This type of center or capability is designated to ensure that the capacity exists for leadership to direct and control operations from a centralized facility or capability in the event of an emergency.”
Formal notification was received by Congresswoman Foushee’s Office on March 24, 2024, that the House had passed its second and final set of FY24 bipartisan omnibus funding, including the funds secured by Congresswoman Foushee for the Durham County Emergency Operations Center. Durham County was the only county in the state to receive funding through this particular program in FY24. The funds were received by the County on April 16, 2025.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This item aligns with Durham County’s Strategic Goal: Safe and Resilient Community.
Resource Persons: Elizabeth Schroeder, Office of Emergency Services - Chief of Emergency Management; Joel Jones, Project Manager
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board approve Capital Project Amendment No.25CPA042 recognizing $637,195.00 in Community Project Grant Funding (CPF) for the Emergency Operations Center & Backup 911 Capital Project (47302635DC158).
Signature
County Manager: ____________________________