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Lancaster County approves Human Services Block Grant plan for FY 2026-27
Summary
The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution No. 47 of 2026, approving the county's Human Services Block Grant Narrative Plan for Fiscal Year 2026-27. The plan preserves five categorical funding lines and follows two public hearings held earlier in July.
The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously July 15 to approve the Lancaster County Human Services Block Grant Narrative Plan for Fiscal Year 2026-27. Commissioner Joshua G. Parsons moved the resolution and Commissioner Alice Yoder seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
The resolution, recorded as Resolution No. 47 of 2026, confirms the county's participation in the Human Services Block Grant under Act 80 of 2012 and lists the five categorical funding lines included in the grant: mental health and intellectual disabilities base funds, Act 152 drug and alcohol funds, Behavioral Health Services Initiative (BHSI) funds, the Human Services Development Fund, and homeless assistance funding. The text notes that while counties receive categorical allocations, they are permitted limited flexibility to reallocate expenditures across those program lines and that counties must maintain funding for each of the five program areas. The resolution also records that the county held two public hearings on the proposed categorical allocations, on July 9 and July 14, 2026, to allow for public comment.
"The Lancaster County Human Services Block Grant Narrative Plan for Fiscal Year 2026-27 be approved," the resolution states, as entered into the meeting record. The board did not record further debate in the meeting minutes; no amendments or roll-call disputes were reported.
