This contract is needed to write, coordinate, research and pursue grants and is not currently a staffed position. Using Grant Lab allows the County to fill this need at a more reasonable cost than hiring a full-time position.

This contract provides grant coordination and writing services. For instance, a representative of Grant Lab attended the County and interagency meetings when the Mental Health Court program was being established. This representative was able to help in program development in light of the Office of the Governor’s requirements for specialty court grants. Grant Lab then compiled all the information and data generated during these meetings to write the grant on the Governor’s grant application website.

Delaying this contract will result in not having a grant writer to coordinate and write grants for the county.

The contract is fully budgeted for FY 25 in the County Auditor division and will also be requested for FY26.