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Henderson County to pursue Dogwood Trust wildfire camera LOI and Department of Justice Adult Treatment Court grant application
Summary
The Board authorized staff to submit a Letter of Intent to Dogwood Health Trust for a $500,000 Collaboration & Innovation Grant to pilot a regional mountaintop wildfire detection camera network, and approved applying for a BJA Adult Treatment Court grant (anticipated $1,000,000 over 48 months).
Staff reported the increased wildfire risk following Hurricane Helene and a regional planning effort with the NC Forest Service and other partners to design a real-time mountaintop wildfire detection camera network. The Board authorized staff to submit a Letter of Intent for a $500,000 Dogwood Health Trust Collaboration & Innovation Grant to fund a three-county proof-of-concept deployment. The NC Forest Service has secured commitments from the U.S. Forest Service and the State Climate Office for continued regional build-out and data hosting if the pilot is successful.
Separately, the Board approved submission of an application by the Department of Strategic Behavioral Health for a Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) FY25 Adult Treatment Court Program grant under "Category 2: Enhancement." The department anticipates a potential award of $1,000,000 over 48 months if the application is successful; the county previously engaged grant-writing consultants with leverage funds to support a prior application.
What happens next: Staff will submit the LOI to Dogwood Health Trust and the formal BJA grant application; both proposals will return to the Board with any required matching commitments or budget amendments if awarded.
