Board hears update on specialty-courts grants for DWI, mental-health programs

Jul 10, 2026

County staff said applied FY27 specialty-court grants closed July 3; recent awards included $43,732 for the hybrid DWI/drug court (target $44,869 next year) and $67,552 for the mental-health court (target $69,308), with participant caps of 15 for each program.

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A county program presenter (Speaker 8) told commissioners the fiscal-year 2027 application window for specialty-court grants has closed and the county will learn award amounts closer to October. The presenter reported that in the prior cycle the hybrid DWI/drug court received $43,732 and the mental-health court was awarded $67,552; the grant-office target estimates for the next year are $44,869 and $69,308 respectively.

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