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A.C.E. program awarded $567,995-per-year AmeriCorps grant, county told
Summary
A.C.E. Executive Director Michelle Baumhoefner told the Cottonwood County Board the program received a three-year AmeriCorps grant of $567,995 per year, a sharp increase from prior funding of $82,000 per year. Baumhoefner and County ACE Coordinator Emily Bentson reviewed the program's 2025 annual report and county statistics.
Michelle Baumhoefner, executive director of the A.C.E. program, told the Cottonwood County Board on July 7 that A.C.E. received a three-year AmeriCorps grant of $567,995 per year, up from $82,000 per year in prior years. Baumhoefner reviewed the program's 2025 annual report and provided Cottonwood County statistics as part of the update.
County ACE Coordinator Emily Bentson attended the presentation with Baumhoefner. The board received the report; no additional county appropriation or formal action about county funding was recorded in the minutes for this item.
