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Thurston County panel recommends $375,000-per-year community behavioral health grants to serve about 1,000 people
Summary
The treatment sales tax advisory committee recommended distributing $375,000 per year (2026–27) across projects prioritized for adults experiencing homelessness and several smaller recovery-support programs; 12 applications requested more than $1.9 million, and the board authorized placing the recommendations on the Feb. 3 consent agenda.
Shaylen Sowers, behavioral health fund grant manager for Thurston County, told commissioners the 2026–27 Behavioral Health Community Grants RFP received 12 applications requesting more than $1.9 million per year while the county has $375,000 available annually. The board authorized staff to place the advisory committee recommendations on the Feb. 3 consent agenda so contract development can begin.
The board-authorized funding pool is $375,000 per year, of which $300,000 is drawn from public health millage revenue and $75,000 from treatment sales tax…
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