To: Dale K. Weighill, Governmental Operations Committee Chairperson
From: Breana Benham, Specialty Court Services Director
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RE: Approval of a grant award from the State Court Administrative Office, in the amount of $144,384.00, to provide for the operations of Genesee County's Family Dependency Treatment Court; the budget for this grant is attached
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
The Genesee County Specialty Courts, specifically the Family Dependency Treatment Court (FTC), are requesting authorization to accept a one-year grant from the SCAO in the amount of $144,384.00. No Genesee County match is required. The grant cycle begun on 10/1/2025 and ends 9/30/2026. There was a delay in awards due to state budget cuts and the federal shutdown. The funding was requested and allocated to assist with paying for staffing and activities for the grant’s purpose and execution.
BACKGROUND:
Genesee County Family Dependency Treatment Court has been in operation for many years and is fully grant-funded through the SCAO via their Michigan Drug Court Grant Program Funds. This 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 continue current operations that support staffing and grant activity costs for the FTC program.
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 $144,384.00. A budget amendment is attached.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
None.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
The SCAO 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 long-term.
resolution
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 State Court Administrative Office, in the amount of $144,384.00, for support staffing and grant activity costs for the Family Dependency Treat Court program, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documentation being on file with the official records of the December 3, 2025 meeting of the Governmental Operations Committee of this Board), and the Chief Financial Officer is directed to record the attached budget amendment.