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Senate committee hears $300,000 one‑time request for veteran suicide prevention from Tobacco Trust interest fund
Summary
Sen. Mike Yakawich opened a hearing on Senate Bill 95, a one‑time $300,000 allocation from the Tobacco Trust interest fund to support veteran‑focused suicide‑prevention programs administered through DPHHS and partner veterans' organizations.
Senator Mike Yakawich, sponsor of Senate Bill 95, told the Senate Finance and Claims Committee that the bill requests a one‑time allocation of $300,000 spread over two years to fund veteran suicide‑prevention programs.
The money would come from the Tobacco Trust interest fund. “This will be taken, with your permission, of course, through the Tobacco Trust interest fund,” Yakawich said, and he added an estimate that the fund currently generates about $7 million in interest.
The bill would route funds through the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) and involve partnerships with the Montana Veterans Affairs Division and service organizations. Carl Roston, identified in committee as an office official who implements grant programs, told the committee the…
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