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Columbia County Treatment Court team authorized to apply for Criminal Justice Commission grant
Summary
The board authorized Columbia County Treatment Court to submit a Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) grant application for the 2025–27 biennium, subject to County Counsel review. Funding would support housing, mentoring, transportation and other participant services.
The Columbia County Board of Commissioners on March 19 authorized the county’s Treatment Court team to submit a Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) grant application for the 2025–27 biennium, with the submission to be reviewed by County Counsel before filing.
Julie Huer, representing Columbia County Treatment Court, told commissioners the grant would largely mirror the current biennium’s award and that the program had been told it can request up to 5% more than its current award. Huer said anticipated uses include housing supports, mentoring services, transportation, the child activity center at the Rose Building, and urinalysis services not covered by the Oregon Health Plan. The application also will request funds for assessments for in-custody applicants who lack OHP coverage and for participant supports such as rent, utilities, bicycles and gas cards.
Huer said the narrative portion of the application was near completion and that the narrative and program documents must be uploaded by the application deadline; she expected to finish the narrative by noon the following day. Budgets tied to any award would be due July 1, and the program expects to return to the commissioners in June to present budgets if the CJC provides initial approval in May.
During discussion commissioners and staff confirmed the county typically takes a 10% administrative share of awards for each program; Huer said the request this cycle would mirror last biennium with the county receiving 10% of award value for administration. County counsel and finance raised the need to apply consistent federal uniform guidance where federal restrictions exist; Huer noted some awards (for example, the veteran treatment court grant) may be federal and could carry different match or administrative limits. The board approved the request to apply, subject to counsel’s review.
The board’s approval allows staff to submit the application to the Criminal Justice Commission and follow up with budget requests in June if the application proceeds through the CJC review process.
