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Committee approves renewal, contracts and agrees to apply for child‑advocacy grants
Summary
Allegany County's Human Services Committee approved a renewal of the Drinking Water Enhancement Program state grant, accepted early intervention and preschool evaluation contracts, voted to accept small donations to the Child Advocacy Center, and authorized applications to several National Children's Alliance grants including a DTVF (Domestic Trafficking Victims Fund) award and a technology/support grant.
The Allegany County Human Services Committee approved multiple grant and contract items and voted to apply for a suite of Child Advocacy Center grants during its meeting.
Public Health Director Tyler Shaw presented a renewal of the county's Drinking Water Enhancement Program state grant; the committee approved acceptance by voice vote. Shaw then introduced contracting items: an early intervention provider seeking to add services to the county preschool program and a preschool evaluation and services contract with Kelly Lefevre. Both contracts were moved and approved by the committee.
Commissioner Dan Horn brought forward several donations for the Child Advocacy Center from parent‑education program supporters, listing contributions including $50 from Charles and Michael McColl, $50 from David and Anne Reed, $50 from Monroe and Anne Ramage, $200 from Catherine and John Tomerlin and $100 from Don and Mary Ricard; the committee voted to accept the donations.
Horn also described a set of National Children's Alliance grants the county will apply for. He said the enhancement/organizational capacity grant could provide up to $75,000 for legal or consulting needs and management support, and that the Domestic Trafficking Victims Fund (DTVF) could cover staff salaries for mental‑health personnel, advocates and forensic interviewers as well as advanced training. Horn noted interest in a technology and support grant to purchase interactive touch tables and specialized forensic software. The committee agreed to apply for the listed grants; a motion to proceed was carried by voice vote.
All votes on these items were taken by voice and carried; committee members asked routine questions about prior grant history (Horn said some grants, such as CORE and DTVF, had been used before) and about vendor details for proposed technology purchases. Staff were directed to proceed with contract execution and grant applications as approved and to return any grant award documents to the committee for final acceptance when those awards arrive.
The committee did not specify dollar amounts for every grant application in the meeting record; where amounts were cited (the enhancement grant up to $75,000) they are noted above.
