To: Dale K. Weighill, Governmental Operations Committee Chairperson
From: Breana Benham, Specialty Courts Services Director
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RE: Approval of a grant award from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund, in the amount of $155,187.00, to provide for Genesee County's Mental Health Court; (2024-2026 grant cycle); the term of this grant is October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2026; the budget for this grant is attached
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
The Genesee County Specialty Courts, specifically Mental Health Court (MHC), are requesting authorization to accept for a two-year grant from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund in the amount of $155,187.00. No match is required. The grant cycle begins October 1, 2024 and ends September 30, 2026. The funding was requested and allocated to assist with paying for staffing and activities for the grant’s purpose and execution.
BACKGROUND:
Genesee County Mental Health Court has been in operation for many years and is fully grant-funded through the State Court Administration Office (SCAO) via their Michigan Mental Health Court Grant Program. The pot of money available to fund MHC programs is relatively small and doesn’t allow great expansion, so ancillary funding is necessary for the success of the program and adherence to best practice guidelines to continue the program in the future to fidelity.
DISCUSSION:
This grant is utilized to support staffing and grant activity costs for the MHC.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
None
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
The award does not require a Genesee County match. The budget for the project ending on 9/30/2026 is $155,187.00.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
None
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
The Michigan Health Endowment grant funding money advances the priority of safe communities by enhancing public safety and reducing the rate of recidivism through rehabilitation. This grant funding provides participants with tools, resources, and support necessary for offenders to maintain sobriety.
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Specialty Courts Services Director of the 7th Circuit Court to authorize accepting a grant from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund in the amount of $155,187.00, said funding to be for the Mental Health Court for the term commencing October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2026, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documentation being on file with the official records of the October 16, 2024 meeting of the Governmental Operations Committee of this Board), the Chairperson of this Board is authorized to execute the grant agreement on behalf of Genesee County, and the Chief Financial Officer is directed to record the attached budget amendment.