Case Study: New Castle County distributes $322.8 million and passes audit with zero findings with SimpliGov

New Castle County distributes $322.8M with SimpliGov and passes audit with zero findings

New Castle County, Delaware's most populous county, faced the immense challenge of distributing $322 million in federal CARES Act grants under stringent and evolving compliance guidelines. The volume of funding and the requirement for full traceability of every dollar exceeded anything the county had handled before. They partnered with vendor SimpliGov to implement a solution to manage this complex process.

SimpliGov provided a centralized self-service portal that went live in under 48 hours. The solution automated the entire grant lifecycle, from application and verification to generating certification letters and routing payments. This allowed the county to distribute all funds, fulfill over 1,000 grants, and pass a comprehensive federal audit with zero findings. The success with SimpliGov enabled the county to extend its partnership with the state to manage additional COVID-19 response services and adapt the platform for new federal initiatives.

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