This section authorizes county boards to apply to the Minnesota Commissioner of Human Services for special project grants—beyond the standard distribution formula—aimed at helping children with severe emotional disturbance remain with their families in the community and helping adults with serious and persistent mental illness remain in the community. The commissioner may award these grants within available appropriations. Facility operators or county boards seeking supplemental funding for qualifying community-based mental health projects must submit a separate application under this provision.
View official source9535.1730 FUNDING SPECIAL PROJECTS. In addition to grants distributed under part 9535.1725 , a county board may apply to the commissioner for grants for special projects designed to help children with severe emotional disturbance to function and remain with their families in the community and to help adults with serious and persistent mental illness to function and remain in the community. Within the limits of appropriations available, the commissioner may award grants to county boards for special projects the commissioner believes will help children with severe emotional disturbance to function and remain with their families in the community and will help adults with serious and persistent mental illness to function and remain in the community.