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Public safety committee approves district attorney office grant applications totaling about $1 million in potential annual funds
Summary
Marathon County’s public safety committee approved motions allowing the district attorney’s office to apply for four federal and state grants—each roughly $250,000 annually—to expand deflection and reentry programs; awards would require separate budget amendments if granted.
The Marathon County Public Safety Committee on Feb. 11 approved motions giving the district attorney’s office permission to apply for four grant programs to expand the county’s deflection, treatment and reentry efforts.
Ruth of the district attorney’s office said the office seeks approval to pursue four grants, each ‘‘about $250,000 annually,’’ to support the county’s deflection program and reduce workload on the deflection specialist. The committee approved applications for: A) BJA FY25 Improving Adult and Youth Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Program; B) BJA FY25 Improving Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Outcomes for Adults and Reentry; C) BJA FY25 Field-Initiated Encouraging Innovation; and D) CASIP 24 Wisconsin Deflection Initiative.
Ruth said there is no local match required for the grants as currently understood. She also said reporting will be required, with some performance measures typically quarterly and others biannual, but specific metrics will be developed with partner agencies during proposal development.
Administrator Leonard and other committee members stressed that any awarded grant funds not included in the county’s annual budget would require a budget amendment and subsequent county board approval before funds could be accepted and spent. Leonard: ‘‘As with any grant that is not part of your annual budget that has already been approved, this would require a budget amendment, if we were so fortunate to be awarded these grants.’’
Committee members moved and seconded the individual applications; each motion passed on voice votes recorded as ‘‘aye.’’
The committee directed the district attorney’s office to continue collaboration with North Central Healthcare, the Sheriff’s Office and the jail on program designs and to return with concrete proposals if awards are received.
