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Board approves acceptance of OHA grant for Marion County Behavioral Health Crisis Center renovations
Summary
The board approved acceptance of an incoming funds grant agreement with the Oregon Health Authority to support renovations at the Marion County Behavioral Health Crisis Center; county staff said the project cost was about $2.9 million and the funds will cover renovation expenses, and the center is scheduled to open later this year.
The Marion County Board of Commissioners voted May 14 to accept incoming funds from the Oregon Health Authority to support capital renovations at the Marion County Behavioral Health Crisis Center. The motion passed by voice vote.
Ryan Matthews, administrator with Marion County Health and Human Services, said the county submitted a grant application to a 2024 OHA solicitation for "shovel-ready" projects to increase residential bed capacity. Matthews said the county had a capital project cost of about $2.9 million and that the county was awarded funds to help cover renovation costs. "We are still scheduled to open later this calendar year, and we are on schedule and on track for that," Matthews said.
Matthews described a prolonged grant and contracting process: the solicitation opened in March 2024, the county prepared bids and design work and only recently received the award. He and commissioners noted that counties and smaller governments often must start spending on projects before state funds arrive.
The motion recorded in the meeting text lists a grant amount in the motion language that appears inconsistent in the transcript. The board nonetheless approved acceptance of the OHA incoming funds agreement to support the capital investment project; staff said the grant proceeds will be used for renovation work currently underway and to support opening later in 2025.
