OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Outagamie County has opened grant applications that will provide funding for the creation of a triage services program and a community connections program.
In August 2022, the county’s Board of Supervisors voted to invest $2.75 million of Outagamie County’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money into behavioral and mental health.
Since then, the county has established two grant opportunities to invest these funds and is now accepting applications for the projects.
Non-profit organizations are eligible to apply for between $500,000 and $2.25 million to launch a mental and behavioral health triage services program.
The county says it envisions the program would allow trained staff members such as healthcare workers, therapists, social workers and case managers “to problem solve and connect individuals experiencing mental and behavioral health crises or situations to the appropriate health care provider and resources, as well as potentially allow these persons to remain on-site for stabilization.”
Additionally, non-profit organizations may apply for between $250,000 and $500,000 to kickstart a community connections program.
For this project, the county says it visualizes the program will “design, improve/expand, or implement training and/or continuing education programs focused on cultural competency; equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI); and peer-to-peer facilitation and mediation, or similar programs that create support systems.”
This program should also train staff in providing people who are experiencing mental and behavioral health challenges with service and care.
Grant applications for the community connections program are due on Jan. 12, 2024. Applications for the triage services program are due on Feb. 1, 2024.
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