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Community Corrections to apply for $2,000 Legacy Foundation team-building grant amid state funding cuts
Summary
Community Corrections staff said they will apply for a $2,000 team-building grant from the private Legacy Foundation and asked to establish a fund to receive the grant after reporting a 10% funding cut from the Indiana Department of Corrections.
Community Corrections staff told the council they plan to apply for a $2,000 team-building grant from the Legacy Foundation and asked the council to establish a non-converting fund to receive and spend the award if it is granted.
Staff said the request is prompted in part by a recent notice of a 10% funding cut for fiscal year 2026 from the Indiana Department of Corrections. Presenters said they intend to avoid staff layoffs and believe a modest team-building event will support morale as the department absorbs reduced state funding.
The presenter said the Legacy Foundation grant is recurring in the sense that similar small awards may be available in future years and that if the program becomes recurring they would continue to apply. Staff said they had discussed logistics with the foundation and expected to proceed with the application and fund establishment so funds can be wired by ACH if awarded.
The transcript recorded discussion and a request to create the fund; no formal vote on the fund was recorded in the excerpt provided.
