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Behavioral health advisory board adopts funding priorities, votes to hold reserve amid federal and state uncertainty
Summary
Clallam County's Behavioral Health Advisory Board approved a set of funding priorities for the 2026'27 cycle and voted to retain $220,000 in the reserve while deferring a final decision on longer-term reserve strategy and the funding-cycle length until the September meeting.
The Clallam County Behavioral Health Advisory Board on Thursday approved funding priorities for the 2026'27 grant cycle and voted to hold $220,000 in the fund reserve to respond to uncertain state and federal policy shifts.
Board members said the priorities reflect long-standing local needs: support for unfunded or underfunded behavioral health services and supports; prevention and early intervention; specialized behavioral health services; and behavioral-health-linked housing and shelter. The board also voted to keep $220,000 of the required reserve available rather than adding that amount to the current Request-for-Proposals (RFP) pool.
The vote matters because the advisory board allocates revenue from the local one-tenth of 1% behavioral health sales tax established by county action and implemented under Washington RCWs. Board members said rising…
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