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Sutter County approves up to $550,000 in local match for Willow Glen 16‑bed behavioral health facility grant
Summary
The board approved using up to $300,000 in health and social services development impact fees and up to $250,000 in Mental Health Services Act funds as the county's local 10% match for an approximately $9.7 million BCHIP grant awarded to Willow Glen to build a 16‑bed residential mental health treatment facility serving Sutter and Yuba counties.
The Sutter County Board of Supervisors on March 24 approved using restricted local funds as the county portion of a required local match for a Behavioral Health Crisis Infrastructure Program (BCHIP) grant awarded to Willow Glen to construct a 16‑bed long‑term residential mental‑health treatment facility.
Sarah Eberhardt Rios, Sutter County’s Health and Human Services Director, told the board the Department of Health Care Services notified Willow Glen last week that the BCHIP grant of approximately $9,700,000 had been awarded. The BCHIP program requires a minimum 10% local match. Eberhardt Rios asked the board to approve use of up to $300,000 of community development impact fees held by the county and up to $250,000 of Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funds for the match. Yuba County will contribute a matching amount of up to $300,000 as well.
Eberhardt Rios said the Willow Glen project will serve individuals who are Lanterman‑Petris‑Short (LPS) conservatees and other high‑need clients served by the Sutter‑Yuba Behavioral Health by‑county plan. She said the facility is expected to provide approximately 11,680 bed days of residential treatment during its life, which is estimated at 30 to 50 years, and that currently about 38 individuals need this level of care locally.
The item also included a budget adjustment for FY25‑26 to increase Behavioral Health appropriations by $550,000, offset by restricted fund balance and the cited fee and MHSA sources. The board approved the request on roll call with unanimous 'Aye' votes.
Sarah Eberhardt Rios said she will seek an additional $500,000 from the County Medical Services Program Governing Board to support the project; the final mix of matching funds will depend on that potential award. Board members supported the project and noted it should reduce out‑of‑county placements and associated higher costs.
