Board Of Supervisors Approve $588,000 For Purchase Program

The Dubuque County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved spending about $588,000 for its annual Purchase of Services grant program. The supervisors previously allocated $600,000 for the Purchase of Services program while developing the county’s current fiscal year budget, which was roughly the amount the county expects to receive from the Dubuque Racing Association, the nonprofit license holder for Dubuque’s two casinos. This year’s allocation was less than the program has provided in recent years but comes on the heels of major distributions from the county’s $19 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to area nonprofits and local governments. Most allocations for the competitive awards were $10,000 each, which the Board of Supervisors requested when opening the application window.