RES-2022-136-Grant from WASPC COVID-19

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Kittitas County Jail Detection & Mitigation of COVID-19 in Jails Grant Application Project Narrative The Kittitas County Jail is applying for funds from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs beginning in 2022 to enhance the detection and mitigation of COVID-19 in our jail. Since late February 2020 when the pandemic began, we have made every effort to provide a facility that could withstand any type of exposure or outbreak. Like any other jail, no matter how hard you tried, it unfortunately has affected the way we do business, our staff, our inmates, and our community. Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have done as much as possible to stay informed, be involved, create practices and procedures, procure equipment, as well as monitor our facility to assist in providing an environment that was free from any large outbreaks or if needed isolate them quickly to keep from further inmates/staff becoming affected. We have had successes and challenges during this time period that has now expanded over two years. Not knowing what the future will hold regarding COVID and its effect on jails we are requesting funding that will enhance our current processes, practices, staffing and equipment to ensure we can continue to have the necessary detection, deter, and responses in place if so needed. This narrative will provide an explanation of the funding we are requesting moving forward and how it will help enhance what we are already doing. Our community is close and works together as much as possible on many different levels. But being a "fl)ral" community at times has made it hard to find resources, products, people, etc. Our jail has used community partners and providers for various resources, and it was no different during the pandemic. However, because of the severity of things at times, it was hard to get the help or things we needed because they were already stretched thin taking care of the taxpayers. We have had to become more self-sufficient, find additional funding resources, and at times hope that we would have what was needed because our stock was becoming low be it in testing kits, cleaning supplies, PPE, stafl or medical assistance. Because we want to continue moving forward in detection and mitigation of COVID-19 with its unknown future, we apricate your consideration in approving this funding. Not just the Jail or Sheriff's Office, but our whole community we serve. We, the Kittitas County Jail, want to ensure that we meet the requirements of this grant and will do all necessary data collection and reporting as required or requested. We currently receive funding from the Department of Justice as wellas the State in which we are required to report and do so within the timeframes needed. The Kittitas County Jail also recognize and confirm we complv with Proclamation 2t-14.1, - COV!D-19 nation Requirement,as it relates to our work and county requirements under the state requirements. The proposed budget contains funding beginning in2O22 and moving forward. We have provided a request to fund monies in multiple strategies while remembering we must include the required activity in Strategy L 2022 is front loaded with some necessary equipment we are requesting to be successful while the remaining years, 2023 and 2024, are filled with items to help us sustain our ability to respond and maintain any further complications from the pandemic. The requested budget over the three years goes up incase there are increases in pricing or availability.