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Marathon County committee recommends accepting DOJ grants, expanding deflection program
Summary
The Marathon County Public Safety Committee on June 10 recommended amending the 2025 budget to accept two federal Department of Justice grants (passed through the Wisconsin DOJ) totaling about $700,000 over two years, with a $300,000 extension opportunity, to expand the county's deflection program.
Marathon County Public Safety Committee members on June 10 recommended that the county amend its 2025 budget to accept two federal grants from the U.S. Department of Justice, passed through the Wisconsin Department of Justice, to expand the county—s deflection program.
District Attorney Kyle Mayo told the committee the awards are part of the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant and Substance Use Program (COSEP). "We put in for 2 of those, and we got both of them," Mayo said, describing the funding as intended to "enhance and expand our deflection program" that connects people with substance-use treatment more quickly.
The grants total about $700,000 over two years, with an additional $300,000 extension opportunity, the committee was told. Mayo said the awards are pass-through grants: federal funds to…
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