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Thrive Community Partners says grant work secured hundreds of thousands for local recovery programs; court tech grant highlighted
Summary
Thrive Community Partners told Seneca County commissioners it has helped secure more than $300,000 this year for Pivot and cited $541,000 in grants overall for the program (one award pending); the group also noted a $130,000 court-technology grant from the Ohio attorney general and said it is assisting administration of the county's new Solid Waste District.
Representatives from Thrive Community Partners appeared before the Seneca County Board of Commissioners on July 7 to summarize grant-writing and administrative assistance they are providing for county programs, including the Pivot recovery program and multiple county projects.
Renee Smith, introduced to the board as part of the Thrive delegation, said the collaborative’s grant-writing work has already generated "over $300,000" this year for Pivot, and staff later noted the total figure for the program this period is $541,000 with one award still pending. Commissioners and court staff praised the work as saving county general-fund dollars.
A court official on the record said the grants support probation, pretrial services and related programs and estimated that, without those grants, Seneca County might otherwise need to fund more than $1,000,000 annually.
The panel highlighted a $130,000 court-technology grant awarded through the Ohio attorney general’s office that will support courtroom and jury-room upgrades. "We were able to receive a $130,000 grant, that's in the commissioner's name from the Ohio attorney general," a presenter said, noting the department had limited local funding needs for that technology because of outside support.
Thrive staff also described administrative work to access federally allocated funds (for an Ag Building via the USDA process) and a Bureau of Justice Assistance submission for sheriff and training funds. They said the organization is handling most administration for the newly formed Seneca County Solid Waste District — attending meetings, producing minutes and managing the bid process for a district management plan.
Why it matters: the grants and administration described reduce the need for county general-fund expenditures for court operations and social-service programs and can accelerate local projects that otherwise would await budget appropriations.
The board did not take separate formal action on the presentation; commissioners thanked Thrive staff for their assistance.
