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Albany County approves a suite of community and public-health grants, RFPs and agreements
Summary
The commissioners approved multiple community funding agreements, prevention grants and RFPs including $447,638 for a Community Prevention Grant from the Wyoming Department of Health, a $6,000 Hope Squad agreement with the school district, an MOU for rapid HIV testing with WWAMI, and several RFPs for youth mentoring and cessation services.
At their July 21 meeting, the Albany County Board of Commissioners approved a series of grants, memoranda of understanding and requests for proposals aimed at prevention, public health and community services.
The board approved a Wyoming Department of Health Community Prevention Grant for $447,638 for the county (07/01/2026–06/30/2028) to fund a prevention specialist salary and programming; staff noted that several RFPs for program delivery and training will follow. The board also approved a $6,000 agreement with Albany County School District No. 1 to expand the Hope Squad peer‑to‑peer suicide prevention program, which will train additional middle‑ and high‑school staff and support possible elementary programming.
Public health staff presented and the board approved a memorandum of understanding with the WWAMI medical education partnership and University of Wyoming for rapid HIV testing and outreach at community events (20‑minute rapid test with follow-up confirmatory testing and counseling protocols). Staff emphasized they will use privacy tents at outreach events and have procedures to arrange confirmatory testing and counseling if a rapid test indicates a potential positive result.
Other approvals included RFPs for mentoring services for at‑risk youth (09/01/2026–05/31/2028), youth and first‑responder Mental Health First Aid trainings, tobacco‑reduction and cessation services for youth and adults, and Nurturing Skills family classes. The board also ratified contract changes related to juvenile treatment services and approved a contract for supervised treatment program slots.
Most motions were approved by voice vote; commissioners asked staff to advertise the RFPs, monitor program uptake and coordinate outreach (for example, using fairs and school partnerships to reach parents and youth).
What’s next: Staff will issue the advertised RFPs, move forward with vendor selection according to grant requirements, and coordinate outreach and training schedules tied to the awarded grants.
