Grants Grant funds are set up to track grant income and expenditures, which often occur according to a schedule outside the regular county budget year. Rather than appropriate the portion of the grant that falls within the calendar year budget, the grant is appropriated when it becomes effective and is not limited to a calendar year. The county budget system contains three grant funds that are effective over three different grant periods: 1. The county fiscal year (January through December) is Fund 300 2. The state fiscal year (July through June) is Fund 500 3. The federal fiscal year (October through September) is Fund 700 Each of these funds contains multiple subfunds that may link to specific grants or to county departments (for example, subfund 300-009 contains all of the calendar year grants awarded to the Emergency Management Agency). Only those grants appropriated with the rest of the calendar year budget are included in the budget summaries section of this book. However, all grants appropriated in the three consolidated pieces of grant legislation are listed below. (Other grants may be appropriated supplementally within these three funds during the course of the year.) January 1, 2004 December 31, 2004 County Fiscal Year Emergency Shelter Grant Community Development $125,000 Funds a program designed to help improve the quality of emergency shelters and transitional housing for the homeless, to make available additional shelters, to meet the costs of operating shelters, to provide essential social services to homeless individuals, and to help prevent homelessness. Community Development Block Grant Projects and Administration Community Development $24,478,874 Funding is provided for various community development and housing projects to benefit low and moderate-income individuals and families HOME Projects and Administration Community Development $1,945,000 Funding to provide housing projects and rental assistance for low-income families; Emergency Shelter - Funding to provide emergency shelter for the homeless population; Section 8 Vouchers and Certificates - Funding to provide rental assistance to low-income families.
Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Environmental Services $141,500 This is a Recycle, Ohio! grant that is given every year by ODNR. The County received funding for this grant for the past nine years. This grant provides funding to assist local communities with their recycling programs. Local Law Enforcement Phase 2 Municipal Court $239,545 Funding to provide seamless screening, assessment and classification services at key points throughout the criminal justice system, and to implement a process that matches offenders with appropriate sanctions and treatment services on a routine and uniformed basis. Marine Grant Sheriff $63,083 The Marine Grant is a matching grant between the Hamilton County Sheriff s Office and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. It was approved for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, and operating a marine patrol program, to enforce the watercraft laws of Ohio as set forth in Chapter 1547 of the Ohio Revised Code, as well as promoting boating safety through inspections, public displays and education efforts. School Age Children Grant Community Mental Health Board $299,008 The School Age Children grant funds services for children of school age identified as needing intervention and mental health remedial services. Total County Fiscal Year $27,292,010 July 1, 2004 June 30, 2005 State Fiscal Year Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services ADAS $12,572,915 Funding for the delivery of comprehensive alcohol and drug addiction services and programs is provided. Thirteen grants are funded. Community-Based Correctional Facility - River City $5,763,531 Funding is provided for the operation of a two hundred plus bed facility to house third and fourth degree felons. Community Mental Health Board $46,768,724 Twelve grants fund agencies providing counseling, medical/somatic services, partial hospitalization, residential services and other related services are included. Consolidated Monitoring Emergency Management Agency $15,000 Funding for emergency preparedness activities to mitigate events at US Department of Energy facilities.
State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) Emergency Management Agency $118,833 Funding for the development and implementation of the chemical emergency response and preparedness plans. Also, funding for the implementation and administration of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know. Homeland Security Grant Program Part II Critical Infrastructure Emergency Management Agency $1,078,014 This grant addresses equipment, training, planning, exercise, and administrative needs of emergency preparedness and response personnel. Children Family Health Services Family and Children First Council $744,571 This grant helps moms and babies with health care and nutrition. Governor s Grant Family and Children First Council $20,000 Funding is provided for administrative costs and miscellaneous expenses for families and parents. Help Me Grow Family and Children First Council $3,672,549 The Help Me Grow initiative is mandated by the Ohio Department of Health for services for children age 0-3 who are at risk for developmental delays. OIMRI (Ohio Infant Mortality Reduction Initiative) Community Care Coordination Family and Children First Council $150,000 Provides prenatal information and education to high-risk mothers in an effort to reduce the infant mortality rate. Children s Trust Fund Job and Family Services $275,226 This grant is a mechanism by which the County can receive funding for the implementation of locally based child abuse prevention programs Reclaim Ohio Juvenile Court $3,882,252 The Ohio Department of Youth Services Felony Delinquent Care and Custody program provides funds for commitment of youth to a State facility or an alternative program. Alternative program funds aid in prevention, early intervention, diversion, treatment and rehabilitation programs that are provided for alleged or adjudicated unruly children or for children who are at a risk of becoming unruly or delinquent. Youth Services Grant Juvenile Court $1,500,000 Funding to aid counties through their Juvenile Courts, to improve coordination and cooperation, to facilitate the provision of services and programs for youth and to ensure
that youth will be placed in the least restrictive setting commensurate with their individual treatment needs is provided by this grant. Intensive Supervision Probation $1,451,654 Funding is provided for an alternative to State penal confinement through a program of close behavior supervision and structured delivery of therapy for defendants as directed by the Court. Misdemeanant Day Reporting Probation $410,897 Funding is granted for a non-residential jail diversion project. Protective Order Monitoring Program Probation $155,615 This grant provides the Court with equipment and protocols aimed at giving a judge the specific ability to determine a defendant s compliance with a protective or restraining order. DARE (Drug and Alcohol Resistance Enforcement) Sheriff $40,000 Funding to educate school age children about the dangers of drug use. Community Justice ABLE Centers Sheriff $135,000 These funds help to facilitate the re-integration of released offenders into the community through employment, life and social skills, academic and support services. 2005 Title 1 Sheriff $43,000 Funds will be used to provide supplemental educational services to delinquent and neglected students under the age of 21 who are in local and state institutions. Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities (TASC) $764,048 Provides chemical dependency assessment, referral, and case management services to nonviolent adults with substance abuse problems and who are involved in the criminal justice system. TASC identifies, assesses, and refers alcohol and drug involved offenders to community treatment services as an alternative or supplement to existing criminal justice sanctions. Total State Fiscal Year $79,561,829 October 1, 2004 September 30, 2005 Federal Fiscal Year Hazardous Material Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Emergency Management Agency $11,000 This grant assists in dealing with hazardous materials issues and emergencies.
Performance Grant Emergency Management Agency $103,727 This grant supports comprehensive emergency management, including terrorism consequence management, at the State and County Level and encourages improvement of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery capabilities for all hazards. Air Quality Management Environmental Services $3,232,877 Funding is provided for the enforcement of the rules and regulation of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Penalty Settlement Environmental Services $41,684 Funding from settlements that have been resolved between Ohio EPA and facilities within our four-county area are included in this grant. Funding is one-fourth of the settlement and is used for improvements to the air program. Family Treatment Drug Court Juvenile Court $258,900 This grant allows parents whose children are out of their care to receive speedy, intensive drug treatment, and comprehensive case management service with close supervision of their progress by the Court Victims of Crime Prosecutor $143,634 This grant provides advocacy/assistance for victims and witnesses of crimes by assisting victims through legal proceedings. Total Federal Fiscal Year $3,791,822 Total All Grants: $110,645,661
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