Rush County accepts $65,000 Justice Department reinvestment grant for addiction services

Rush County’s governing body authorized staff to accept and begin using a $65,000 Justice Department reinvestment grant intended for addiction-related programming.

A presenter told the board that the county applied for the award last year and only received official notification a few weeks earlier after state-level processing delays with DMHA. “We did get $65,000 from the Justice Department’s reinvestment grant, addictions grant, and I’m just asking for people to go out and start using that money,” the presenter said.

The presenter said the grant period began Oct. 1 and asked the board to approve moving forward with program spending. The board moved and seconded the measure and indicated approval; the meeting record shows the body authorized use of the funds by voice vote.

Next steps: staff will implement the award per grant requirements and local program planning; the transcript did not include a detailed budget or program timeline for the expenditures.