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Dubois County reviews 2027 funding requests from SIRS, LifeSpring, 4‑H and others
Summary
Several county nonprofits and programs asked commissioners to include their funding requests in the 2027 Commissioner budget; LifeSpring requested $480,919 (or the DLGF‑determined amount), SIRS requested $40,000, 4‑H asked for $145,000 and the Older Americans program requested $25,000; final appropriations await County Council approval.
On June 15 the Dubois County Board of Commissioners heard multiple 2027 budget requests from county nonprofit and public‑service providers and agreed to consider the requests for inclusion in the county's 2027 budget pending County Council action.
Melissa Sharp, CEO of SIRS, presented the SIRS 2025 annual report and requested $40,000 for 2027, the same amount requested for 2026; she said SIRS provided services to 334 residents, delivered 41,812 service hours, completed 3,984 one‑way Link‑N‑Go trips and served 193 children up to age three.
LifeSpring representatives described a broad set of services in the county — four residential group homes, substance‑use treatment, school services, adult day treatment, individual and group therapy, peer recovery services, employee assistance programs, a 24‑bed Hope Center residential treatment facility in Jasper and a Crisis Mobile Unit — and requested an annual appropriation of $480,919 or the amount determined by the Department of Local Government Finance for 2027.
The 4‑H Council requested $145,000 for 2027; Council members discussed fundraising, insurance and maintenance needs and noted moving the county fair to a weekend schedule. The Arnold F. Habig Community Center's Older Americans program and the City of Jasper park director requested $25,000 for 2027.
Commissioners indicated consensus to include the requests in the Commissioner's proposed 2027 budget but noted final appropriation depends on County Council review and the county wage study for wage‑sensitive items.
