Committee narrows community-grant cycle to two application periods and sets cadence

Sep 17, 2026

Vernon County’s opioid grants committee voted to reduce application windows from three to two per year (keeping May and September) to better match funding flow and review capacity; members also removed the required two-step presentation for applicants in most cases.

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Committee members voted to reduce the community-grant application cadence from three periods per year (January, May and September) to two, with May and September recommended as the new filing windows. The change was proposed to align applications with the county’s budget considerations and to make staff review more efficient; committee members said it will also give the county clearer times to request follow-up information from applicants.

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