Commission approves Justice Assistance Grant modification to pay for specialized evaluations
Centre County approved a project modification to its Justice Assistance Grant to reallocate roughly $7,000 per year toward psychological, psychiatric and neuropsychological evaluations for clients served by the public defender caseworker program; the grant award totals a little over $220,000 and runs through Sept. 30, 2026.
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County staff requested and the Board of Commissioners approved a project modification March 28 to the county’s Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) administered by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. The modification reallocates just over $7,000 annually from previously budgeted supportive services (cell phone costs, childcare, clothing) to pay for evaluations — psychological, psychiatric and neuropsychological — for clients who lack insurance or providers that accept cash payments.
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