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County staff requests extension on Access to Justice grant; applied for larger award for next year
Summary
A county staff member said the county requested an extension to spend a 2024–25 Access to Justice grant and has applied for a larger grant for 2025–26; the grant funds court-appointed mediators, self-help center furnishings and a navigator position.
Lori, court staff member, told the Law and Justice Committee that LaSalle County requested an extension to spend the 2024–25 Access to Justice grant and has applied for the 2025–26 Access to Justice grant.
The grant supports court-appointed mediators for child custody cases, furnishings for a self-help center and salary for a self-represented litigant navigator, and the extension is meant to allow the county to spend down the current award.
Lori said the county received $30,000 for the current cycle and applied for $44,000 for next year, but she relayed concerns about statewide limits: "I've heard that everybody is limited to 40,000 but there's a maximum in the state of 400,000 so if 10 people apply for that then it's gone." She added, "So it's money that we're not spending through the county." Lori said the extension request has been submitted to allow additional time to use the funds.
Committee members did not record a formal vote on the extension in the excerpt provided; Lori answered questions and indicated the county is seeking the extension to complete planned uses.
