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Commission approves regional collaboration and truancy grants totaling $431,566.66
Summary
Crawford County commissioners approved two grant drawdown requests: a $366,566.66 regional collaboration grant and a $65,000 truancy intervention renewal, and authorized the chair to sign.
The Crawford County Commission approved two grant drawdown requests for services provided by RJ (regional provider cited in meeting materials). The commission authorized the chair to sign the forms and advance the funding.
The larger request was a regional collaboration grant for $366,566.66 that, according to the handout read to the commission, covers a fidelity specialist position and lists participating counties: Bourbon, Linn, Miami, Labette, Cherokee and Crawford. The second grant is a $65,000 renewal for a truancy intervention program; county staff said the $65,000 funds one position and that the provider is seeking additional funding to restore broader capacity.
County staff summarized outcome metrics the provider reported: since the truancy program began in 2022, 288 youth and families had been served with an 87 percent successful completion rate. Staff also noted a single year when the program was not delivered, which corresponded with a reported 113 percent increase in truancy at the time.
Why it matters: county officials said research supports early truancy intervention as a way to reduce later negative outcomes for youth. The regional collaboration grant funds positions and services shared across several counties.
What’s next: the chair and two county officials signed the required forms at the meeting so the grants can be drawn down to the provider.
