Belmont, NY – Allegany County is aware that President Trump issued a Memorandum yesterday titled “Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs.”

Although Allegany County is a recipient of both direct and indirect Federal funding, this Memorandum does not pose an immediate threat to the level of services that Allegany County provides. All Allegany County business will continue as usual at this time.

As of this evening, the only impact that we know this Memorandum will have on County government may come as some of our contracted agencies choose to voluntarily limit activities. We will continue to monitor funding streams and our contracts to ensure that County services remain intact.

As more details come forward from the Federal government in the coming days regarding which funding streams are impacted by the President’s Memorandum, we will release more information on any specific impacts to Allegany County.