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Albany County approves state pass-throughs to local mental‑health and supportive‑housing providers
Summary
County officials approved 2025 budget amendments to pass state funds to Second Chance Opportunities and three supportive‑housing providers — Equinox Incorporated ($7,929), Homeless and Travelers Aid Society ($17,180) and Rehabilitation Support Services ($165,188) — while staff said they are monitoring federal funding risks to state aid.
Albany County moved to amend its 2025 budget on several state-funded pass-through grants for addiction‑ and mental‑health providers, approving allocations to local service providers for supportive housing, clinics and recovery residences.
Michael (identified by first name in the transcript), a county staff presenter, asked the board to "approve to amend our 2025 budget in order to pass through COLA funds to the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports, also known as OASIS," and said the $4,875 allocation to Second Chance Opportunities is 100% state funded.
Board members then discussed whether state grants are funded in whole or in part by federal sources. An unidentified presenter (addressed as "doctor" in the meeting) cautioned that the state aid the county receives is…
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