Nearly $8M in mental health sales tax dollars to go toward extending programs
By Kevin Haas
Rock River Current
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ROCKFORD — The Winnebago County Community Mental Health Board will allocate nearly $8 million to extend the operation of 10 programs it awarded funding to a year ago.
The board received 34 applications totaling $18.3 million for funding in its upcoming grant cycle, which covers June 1 through May 30, 2023. It has a total of $15 million available to distribute for that time period.
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On Wednesday it released the list of agencies and programs that will have funding extended. It expects to release its new funding program decisions on May 4.
The Winnebago County Community Mental Health Board is responsible for distributing proceeds of a half-cent sales tax voters overwhelmingly supported in March 2020. The goal is to plan, implement and monitor mental health and addiction services for Winnebago County residents.
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Continued funding recipients
The Winnebago County Mental Health Board will fund these programs totaling $7,961,209.02. The funding is contingent upon finalization of formal agreements and work plans.
Agency | Project | Total amount
Children’s Home & Aid Society | Winnebago County Doula Program | $166,765
Children’s Home & Aid Soceity | Winnebago County EPIC Program | $353,206.00
City of Rockford | Crisis Co-Response Team | $1,831,547.21
Crusader Community Health | Behavioral Health Services Expansion | $435,658.00
Remedies Renewing Lives | Domestic Violence Therapy and Advocacy Project | $32,763.00
Rosecrance, Inc. | Access to Care | $2,827,443.07
Stepping Stones of Rockford, Inc. | Stepping Stones Counseling Center | $325,913.00
University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford | Compassionate Appreciation for Recovery in Everyone | $323,440.74
Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department | Winnebago County Jail Behavioral Health Program | $1,123,203.00
Youth Services Network Inc. | Youth Trauma Clinic | $541,270.00
