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UPPER KITTITAS COUNTY SENIOR CENTER <br /> <br />Applicant: Upper Kittitas County Senior Center <br />Project Title: Access Plus: Serving our Seniors and Heros <br />Target Population: Seniors and Veterans <br />Description: The project is intended to extend the services beginning to be developed at the Senior <br />Center in the Upper County. Through hiring a program coordinator and other key staff, more <br />evidence-based programs will be developed and implemented, focusing on mental health services <br />for seniors and veterans. <br />Strengths: In general, the application was well received by the committee. <br />This program has numerous partnerships they are already drawing upon. <br />There is a robust plan to implement the program and evaluate its impact <br />There is an intent to write more programmatic grants to support the program past 2026 and to <br />be independently sustainable in the future. <br />Advisory Board Comments: County staff is consulting with legal counsel to determine whether <br />some of the funds requested are allowable. The recommended reduction in funding includes <br />removal of unallowable items. There was a strong plea from the advisory board to retain the <br />acoustic improvement so more people can hear the programs. <br />The advisory alternative funding is either needed and/or already provided by the county. <br />Requested Budget: $389,719.28 <br />Advisory Board Recommended Budget: $250.000 <br />