ORS 137.830: Oregon Public Safety Coordination Grant Program; rules.

(1) The Oregon Public Safety Coordination Grant Program is established within the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to support the coordination of local public safety policy with the goal of reducing individuals’ involvement with the criminal justice system. (2) The Oregon Public Safety Coordination Grant Program consists of grants awarded to counties by the commission in the following program areas: (a) The Justice Reinvestment Program described in ORS 137.835; (b) The Oregon Treatment Court Grant Program established under ORS 137.843; (c) The Oregon Behavioral Health Deflection Program established under ORS 430.430; (d) The Improving People’s Access to Community-based Treatment, Supports and Services Program established in ORS 430.231; and (e) Any other grant programs administered by the commission that provide funding consistent with the goals described in this section. (3) If any of the program areas listed in subsection (2) of this section include eligible applicants other than counties: (a) Grants may not be awarded to those entities using the procedures described in this section. (b) The commission shall, prior to releasing a solicitation for applications under the Oregon Public Safety Coordination Grant Program, select the proportion of funds to be set aside for noncounty applicants. (4) An application for a grant under this section must: (a) Be submitted by a local public safety coordinating council convened under ORS 423.560; (b) Include a biennial public safety plan that describes each county’s approach to, and defining goals for, reducing individuals’ involvement with the criminal justice system; (c) Include a list of budget allocations that indicates how state and other funds are used to sustain the biennial public safety plan; (d) Indicate each program area listed in subsection (2) of this section for which a county is seeking funding; (e) Include a description of how each selected program area is incorporated in the county’s biennial public safety plan and administered in accordance with standards and best practices; and (f) Include any elements required by statute or rule for each program area listed in subsection (2) of this section for which a county is seeking funding. (5)(a) Grants awarded under this section must be used to support local programming that adheres to a recipient’s biennial public safety plan and to standards or best practices established for any selected program area listed in subsection (2) of this section. (b) Prior to soliciting grants under this section, the commission shall consult with one to three individuals with expertise in the relevant fields of each program area listed in subsection (2) of this section to inform the development of criteria or metrics to ensure local programs that are funded adhere to standards or best practices. (6)(a) During a grant application period established by the commission, the proportion of grant funds available to each county shall be determined in accordance with the statutory requirements for each program area listed in subsection (2) of this section. (b) Eligibility criteria, funding priorities and permitted uses of funds established by statute for each program area listed in subsection (2) of this section apply to grants to counties under this section. (7)(a) The commission shall adopt rules to administer the Oregon Public Safety Coordination Grant Program. At a minimum, the rules must include: (A) A methodology for reviewing and approving grant applications and awarding grants; (B) A process for distributing any unallocated funds; (C) A process for evaluating the efficacy of programs funded by the Oregon Public Safety Coordination Grant Program; (D) Provisions related to requests by grant recipients to adjust their grant awards; and (E) Provisions related to partnerships or collaborations between counties. (b) For grants in program areas listed in subsection (2) of this section for which entities other than counties may apply, any rules adopted by the commission pursuant to the statute establishing the specific program area shall govern the grant application and award process for noncounty applicants. (c) For county applicants, any rules adopted by the commission pursuant to the statute establishing the specific program area, including rules establishing definitions or relating to eligibility criteria, funding priorities and permitted uses of funds, generally apply unless in conflict with this section or a rule adopted pursuant to this section. (8) Counties may request up to 10 percent of program funds for administrative costs. (9)(a) At the conclusion of the grant application period, the commission shall award Oregon Public Safety Coordination Grant Program funds in accordance with rules adopted by the commission. (b) Within one year of awarding grant funds, the commission shall evaluate each grant recipient’s progress related to the biennial public safety plan and defined goals therein and communicate the results of these evaluations to the recipients. (c) Before the conclusion of a biennial grant cycle, the commission shall engage in a final performance evaluation of grant recipients. (d) A county that has demonstrated adherence to the county’s public safety plan and to applicable standards and best practices, met or exceeded defined public safety plan goals and avoided state costs related to public safety, as measured by a final performance evaluation completed by the commission, is eligible to receive supplemental funding from the funds apportioned under ORS 137.835 (2)(b) as follows: (A) The proportion of funds available to a county under this paragraph shall be determined in accordance with the formula used to distribute baseline funding under ORS 423.483. (B) If fewer than 36 counties qualify for the receipt of supplemental funding under this paragraph, the funds that remain shall be redistributed to qualifying counties. (10) As used in this section, “administrative costs” means all costs incurred in the administration of the Oregon Public Safety Coordination Grant Program that are not directly related to the delivery of program services or projects. [2025 c.557 §1]