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County approves MOU and signs onto grant plans to fund prevention specialist and family reentry services
Summary
Fiscal court approved an MOU to act as fiscal agent for local nonprofits and approved moving forward on a Second Chance Act DOJ application with the Wanda Joyce Robinson Foundation as subrecipient; the court budgeted a 5% fiscal oversight fee per grant year and discussed county responsibility for benefits for a prevention specialist housed in the county attorney’s office.
The Franklin County Fiscal Court voted to approve a memorandum of understanding to serve as fiscal agent for the Wanda Joyce Robinson Foundation and to support grant applications aimed at prevention and services for families affected by incarceration.
Belinda, speaking for county grant staff, said the foundation plans to apply for a Department of Justice Second Chance Act grant for $750,000 over three years and that the court would budget 5%—about $12,500 per year—as a fiscal oversight fee if…
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