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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC24-342 Mountain Youth_grant agreement GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN EAGLE COUNTY, COLORADO AND MOUNTAIN YOUTH THIS GRANT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is effective as of July 1, 2024 by and between Eagle County Public Health and Environment and Mountain Youth (hereinafter “Grant Recipient”) and Eagle County, Colorado, a body corporate and politic (hereinafter “Grantor”) RECITALS WHEREAS, the County, through its Department of Public Health and Environment (“ECPHE”) works to promote the health, safety and welfare of County residents of all ages; and WHEREAS, the County uses outside providers and professionals to enhance the ability of County to promote such health, safety and welfare; and WHEREAS, this Agreement is entered in reference to Eagle County Ballot Measure 1A, approved by voters on November 2, 2017, which provides for a sales and excise tax on recreational marijuana to establish earmarked funding to further the valid public purpose of addressing mental health needs in Eagle County (“Marijuana Tax Revenue”); and WHEREAS, ultimate approval for use of Marijuana Tax Revenue lies with the Eagle County Board of County Commissioners (“Board”); and WHEREAS, Eagle County Resolution No. 2018-007 established a Mental Health Advisory Committee (“MHAC”) within ECPHE to provide recommendations to the Eagle County Board of County Commissioners regarding the use of Marijuana Tax Revenue; and WHEREAS, the MHAC has identified a community need for funding of services dedicated to the ‘health promotion’ and ‘recovery or aftercare’ phases of care, and on the recommendation of the MHAC, the Board has allocated Marijuana Tax Revenue funds to address this community need by supporting programs and services offered by local organizations providing culturally responsive care to the public; and WHEREAS, the parties acknowledge and agree that the programs and services funded by Marijuana Tax Revenue promote the health, safety and welfare of the people of Eagle County and are intended to serve a valid public purpose and provide services that could otherwise be performed by County directly; and WHEREAS, Grant Recipient has elected to perform services that help create and sustain a healthy, environmentally and economically vital and socially diverse community in Eagle County on its own and County has, therefore, elected to compensate Grant Recipient to perform the Services for the public to fulfill an important public purpose; and Docusign Envelope ID: 3FDA030A-8BA4-48A6-A4AE-5D1482FB1EC1 2 Eagle County Grant Final 5/14 WHEREAS, compensation paid by County to Grant Recipient enables Grant Recipient to perform the services for the public and County shall have no responsibility for the performance of the services; and WHEREAS, Grant Recipient is authorized to do business in the State of Colorado and has the time, skill, expertise, and experience necessary to provide the Services as defined below in paragraph 1 hereof; and WHEREAS, this Agreement shall govern the relationship between Grant Recipient and County in connection with the services. GRANT AGREEMENT Now, therefore, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the following promises, Eagle County and Grant Recipient enter into this Agreement for payment of the grant award in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000, the “Grant Award”) to Grant Recipient. A. Grant Recipient agrees that funds awarded by Grantor may be used and expended solely for Mountain Youth programming and services, specifically the ‘Guiding Good Choices- Creating Stronger Health and Educational Outcomes for Parents and Youth’ program, as specified in its 2024 Mental Health Advisory Committee Mini-Grant Application, attached hereto as Exhibit A, incorporated herein by reference. All funds will be expended in by Grant Recipient before the end of the grant cycle in January, 2025 (the “Grant Period”). The Grant Award set forth herein is for the specific Grant Period and the Grantor makes no representations, nor should Grant Recipient rely on this award as a representation of any future awards for other grant periods. B. In return for the Grant Award, Grant Recipient agrees to the terms of funding, deliverables, and deadlines outlined in the Scope of Work attached hereto as Exhibit B, and incorporated herein by reference. Grant Recipient shall submit a report discussing how the funds were expended, deliverables as outlined in the Grant Application and in Exhibit B, and how they tie back to creating and sustaining a healthy environmentally and economically vital and socially diverse community. The report will be due no later than January 15, 2025. Grant Recipient agrees to use the Colorado Common Grant (CCG) Report format which can be downloaded and printed from the following website: http://www.coloradocommongrantforms.org/CGR/default.htm. C. Payment of the Grant Award will be made in one installment. D. Grant funds under this Grant Agreement are to be used and expended within the Grant Period. Any funds not used or expended during the Grant Period must be returned to Grantor. E. If, after payment of the Grant Award, Eagle County reasonably determines that payment was improper because the purposes for which the payment was made were misrepresented, or the terms of this Agreement were breached, then upon written notice of such determination and request for reimbursement from Eagle County, Grant Recipient shall forthwith return such payment to Eagle County. Docusign Envelope ID: 3FDA030A-8BA4-48A6-A4AE-5D1482FB1EC1 3 Eagle County Grant Final 5/14 F. Grant Recipient shall comply at all times and in all respects with all applicable federal, state and local laws, resolutions and codes; and specifically, with the requirements of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, concerning discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, political beliefs, national origin or handicap. G. Grant Recipient shall not assign any of its rights or duties under this Grant Agreement to a third party without the prior written consent of the Grantor. The Grantor shall terminate this Grant Agreement in the event of any assignment without its prior written consent, in which case, any unused Grant Funds must be returned to Grantor. H. Grant Recipient agrees that no agent, employee or volunteer of Grant Recipient shall be deemed an agent, employee or volunteer of County. I. Grant Recipient shall maintain, for a minimum of three (3) years, adequate financial and programmatic records for reporting to Grantor on performance of its responsibilities hereunder. Grant Recipient shall be subject to financial audit by federal, state or county auditors or their designees. Grant Recipient authorizes Grantor to perform audits or to make inspections during normal business hours, upon 48 hour notice to Grant Recipient for the purpose of evaluating performance under this Grant Agreement. Grant Recipient shall cooperate fully with authorized Eagle County representatives in the observation and evaluation of the program and records. Grant Recipient shall have the right to dispute any claims of misuse of funds and seek an amicable resolution with Grantor. J. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado. Jurisdiction and venue for any suit, right or cause of action arising under, or in connection with this Agreement shall be exclusive in Eagle County, Colorado. K. This Grant Agreement supersedes all previous communications, negotiations, and/or agreements between the respective parties hereto, either verbal, or written, and the same not expressly contained herein are hereby withdrawn and annulled. L. This Grant Agreement does not, and shall not be deemed or construed to confer upon or grant to any third party or parties any right to claim damages or to bring any suit, action or other proceeding against either Grant Recipient or Grantor because of any breach hereof or because of any of the terms, covenants, agreements and conditions contained herein. M. Invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Grant Agreement shall not affect the other provisions hereof, and this Grant Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provision was omitted. N. To the extent required to perform under this Grant Agreement, Grant Recipient represents and warrants that it has the expertise and personnel necessary to properly perform the Grant Agreement and its professional personnel are duly licensed to perform. Docusign Envelope ID: 3FDA030A-8BA4-48A6-A4AE-5D1482FB1EC1 4 Eagle County Grant Final 5/14 O. No failure or delay by either party in the exercise of any right hereunder shall constitute a waiver thereof. No waiver of any breach shall be deemed a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach. P. The signatories to this Grant Agreement aver to their knowledge, no employee of the County has any personal or beneficial interest whatsoever in the matters described in this Grant Agreement. The Grant Recipient has no beneficial interest, direct or indirect, that would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of the Grant Agreement and Grant Recipient shall not employ any person having such known interests. Q. Grant Recipient shall be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of its performance under the Grant Agreement, including all supporting data or other documents prepared or compiled in performance of the Grant Agreement, and shall correct, at its sole expense, all significant errors and omissions therein. The fact that the Grantor has accepted or approved the work performed shall not relieve Grant Recipient of any of its responsibilities. Grant Recipient shall perform the Grant Agreement in a skillful, professional and competent manner and in accordance with the standard of care, skill and diligence applicable to Grant Recipients performing similar services. This paragraph shall survive termination of this Grant Agreement. S. Grant Recipient shall carry workers compensation insurance as required by law and automobile and commercial general liability insurance as necessary and appropriate during the term of the Grant Agreement. T. The Grant Recipient shall indemnify and hold harmless Grantor, and any of its officers, agents and employees against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities for which Grantor may become subject to insofar as an such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, directly or indirectly, this Grant Agreement, or are based upon any performance or nonperformance by Grant Recipient or any of its sub-recipients hereunder including claims for bodily injury or personal injury including death, or loss or damage to tangible or intangible property; and Grant Recipient shall reimburse Grantor for reasonable attorney fees and costs, legal and other expenses incurred by Grantor in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. This indemnification shall not apply to claims by third parties against the Grantor to the extent that Grantor is liable to such third party for such claims without regard to the involvement of the Grant Recipient. This paragraph shall survive expiration or termination hereof. U. Grant Recipient certifies that it has read the Grant Agreement, understands each and every term and the requirements set forth herein, and agrees to comply with the same. Docusign Envelope ID: 3FDA030A-8BA4-48A6-A4AE-5D1482FB1EC1 5 Eagle County Grant Final 5/14 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement the day and year first set forth above. COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO, By and through Its COUNTY MANAGER: By: ________________________ Jeff Shroll, County Manager GRANTEE: MOUNTAIN YOUTH By: ______________________ Name:____________________ Title:_____________________ Date:_____________________ Mailing Address:__________________________ __________________________ Docusign Envelope ID: 3FDA030A-8BA4-48A6-A4AE-5D1482FB1EC1 Edwards, CO 81632 Mikayla Curtis 8/12/2024 PO Box 4613 Director of Strategic Impact 6 Eagle County Grant Final 5/14 EXHIBIT A Grant Recipient Proposal Docusign Envelope ID: 3FDA030A-8BA4-48A6-A4AE-5D1482FB1EC1 Email * mcur tis@mountainyouth.org Eligibility and Requirements Eligibility: To be considered for funding, organizations must provide information identifying the following: Project applied for will directly impact residents of Eagle County, with the applicant’s service area focused on the Eagle County and/or Roaring Fork Mid-Valley Funding will go towards either existing programming/services or support creative efforts of new projects Provide culturally responsive services or programs within the mental health promotion/root cause and/or recovery/after care space Requirements: Sign a standard Eagle County Contract, including a Scope of Work Provide a post-grant narrative description of successes and experiences of the funded project, as well as outcome of identied project goals Mental Health Advisory Committee Mini-Grant Program Application 2024 The Mental Health Advisory Committee (MHAC) of Eagle County is pleased to announce the 2024 Mental Health Mini-Grant Opportunity. Five grants of $10,000 each will be awarded to existing programs or creative projects that focus on mental health promotion/root cause and/or aftercare/recovery efforts in a culturally responsive manner. This sixth-month grant cycle will begin July 1, 2024 and ends December 31, 2024. Applications will be accepted from May 1, 2024 through May 20, 2024. This funding is a one-time oppor tunity. For more details and information on the MHAC, application, timeline, and grant process, please see the grant information packet. Please reach out to Chelsea Carnoali at chelsea.carnoali@eaglecounty.us with additional questions.  5/21/24, 11:21 AM Mental Health Advisory Committee Mini-Grant Program Application 2024 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kPIipbXyL5oRTWwYcGA4SaT87F8hISXIao1LqN8n4qg/edit#response=ACYDBNiCC6KNzSYFe1QI5cNP6UMRD…1/10 Docusign Envelope ID: 3FDA030A-8BA4-48A6-A4AE-5D1482FB1EC1 Completion of the project within the contract period Applicant Information Mikayla Curtis Eagle River Youth Coalition, Inc dba Mountain Youth mcur tis@mountainyouth.org 970-949-9250 www.mountainyouth.org First & Last Name (person who is filling out application)* Name of Organization * Contact Email * Contact Phone * Organization's Website (if applicable) 5/21/24, 11:21 AM Mental Health Advisory Committee Mini-Grant Program Application 2024 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kPIipbXyL5oRTWwYcGA4SaT87F8hISXIao1LqN8n4qg/edit#response=ACYDBNiCC6KNzSYFe1QI5cNP6UMRD…2/10 Docusign Envelope ID: 3FDA030A-8BA4-48A6-A4AE-5D1482FB1EC1 The mission of Mountain Youth is to continuously and collaboratively improve the lives of youth in the most powerful ways possible. The vision of the organization is that all youth thrive. Mountain Youth was founded in 2001 to provide cohesion among youth service providers, create a shared understanding of youth behaviors and needs, and strategically align efforts to best serve youth in the Eagle River Valley. Since inception, Mountain Youth has taken a leadership role in assessing local youth behaviors and perceptions, evaluating gaps, and mobilizing the community to address priority youth needs. Mountain Youth collects and disseminates critical data that benefits the community, and utilizes conversations to ensure youth needs are met, gaps are addressed, and coordination is occurring. Working with diverse community and focus population leaders, stakeholders and providers, the community can more effectively and efficiently assess and meet the changing needs of youth and mobilize collectively for positive change. Mountain Youth also offers a variety of prevention programming based on identified gaps. Through prioritization of local needs, Mountain Youth provides youth leadership and advocacy oppor tunities, substance use prevention and family education, early intervention services, and safe driving effor ts throughout the Eagle River Valley in par tnership with youth, schools, governmental entities, as well as youth program providers. Celebrating over 20 years of service, Mountain Youth helps foster a healthy and suppor tive community that makes youth a priority, increases their self-sufficiency and enables them to reach their full potential. The organization has dedicated staff and resources toward expanding its focus to serve youth and families. Our community and family education programming strives to ensure all families and youth have equitable access to services by providing free dinner, childcare, English/Spanish interpretation or native language instruction, and a safe space to meet. Mountain Youth previously provided the Active Parenting Teens: Families in Action program as a prevention offering for youth and families. Through feedback from par tners, the program adjusted to a referral-based early intervention program that focused on families with higher needs. More recently, families have provided feedback that they want a prevention-based program again and an oppor tunity to connect with more families, share learning spaces, and create more social suppor ts and networks when they face challenges. Therefore, Mountain Youth has researched evidence-based programs that align with community goals of creating more family and social connectedness as a par t of building protective factors for youth. The Guiding Good Choices Curriculum was identified as it aligns with community goals and the Communities That Care approach, is available in English and Spanish, and can serve families with youth in late elementary school through early high school. Project Funding Request maximum character count: 3000 per question Organization Background - Provide the organizations mission and vision:* 5/21/24, 11:21 AM Mental Health Advisory Committee Mini-Grant Program Application 2024 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kPIipbXyL5oRTWwYcGA4SaT87F8hISXIao1LqN8n4qg/edit#response=ACYDBNiCC6KNzSYFe1QI5cNP6UMRD…3/10 Docusign Envelope ID: 3FDA030A-8BA4-48A6-A4AE-5D1482FB1EC1 Title: Guiding Good Choices- Creating Stronger Health and Educational Outcomes for Parents and Youth Description: Mountain Youth plans to launch in September 2024 Guiding Good Choices (GGC), an evidence- based parenting program, accessible to all families in the Eagle River Valley. The program includes 5 sessions delivered in-person to families with two trained facilitators. Mountain Youth will pilot this program in English and Spanish by December 2024, with the intent to build capacity and continue to offer the program beyond the pilot period. As shared on the program’s website: “Guiding Good Choices gives families information and tools that work to protect preteens and teens from the inevitable risks they encounter as they become more independent. Just as impor tant, families will learn ways to build or maintain lasting relationships, because teenagers who are more closely connected to their families have better health and educational outcomes. At the end of each session, participants learn how to hold a family meeting to share lessons learned or plan some fun family time. This regular time together builds bonds, promotes health, and helps GGC skills become a par t of family life.” The pilot period will allow the organization to grow the number of facilitators trained, identify the schedule and format that works best for families, and create opportunity for families to inform future delivery of the program. Mountain Youth will provide a safe space, trained facilitators, native language instruction, materials, dinner, and childcare to ensure equitable access to all families. Through the program, families will develop individual and family skills to increase communication and coping skills, tackle difficult situations, set positive health expectations, and create family and community connections. Following the program, families will be invited to join a monthly session that will provide oppor tunities to practice and increase skills, and create a community of ongoing support. Goal 1: By December 2024, Mountain Youth will deliver the GGC program in English to 8 English speaking or bilingual families over a period of 5 weeks for 2 hours per week, with 80% of the families par ticipating in all sessions. Goal 2: By December 2024, Mountain Youth will deliver the GGC program in Spanish to 8 Spanish speaking or bilingual families over a period of 5 weeks for 2 hours per week, with 80% of the families par ticipating in all sessions. Goal 3: Mountain Youth will train 4 facilitators (2 English and 2 Spanish speaking) as GGC facilitators by September 2024. Goal 4: Families who participate in 80% of the GGC sessions will report increased family communication and connectedness as a result of par ticipating in the program. Goal 5: By December 2024, facilitators will partner with parents to plan and launch a monthly parent group focused on practicing and reinforcing skills learned in the program, as well as building a parent suppor t community. Proposed Use of Funding: Provide a project title, description, and any specific goals of the proposed use of funds: * 5/21/24, 11:21 AM Mental Health Advisory Committee Mini-Grant Program Application 2024 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kPIipbXyL5oRTWwYcGA4SaT87F8hISXIao1LqN8n4qg/edit#response=ACYDBNiCC6KNzSYFe1QI5cNP6UMRD…4/10 Docusign Envelope ID: 3FDA030A-8BA4-48A6-A4AE-5D1482FB1EC1 The planning and implementation of Guiding Good Choices (GGC) will fall under Mountain Youth’s Community Education depar tment. The Community Education depar tment has been delivering evidence- based programs and services to youth and families within the Eagle River Valley since 2011. GGC offers vir tual training for workshop leaders. Mountain Youth will have 2 individuals attending the May 2024 training so that facilitators are ready to implement the program in English in September 2024. Facilitators for the Spanish session will receive training by September 2024. Following facilitator training, Mountain Youth will have access to the GGC curriculum and parent resources that will be used to plan and implement the program. Mountain Youth will deliver GGC, star ting in September 2024, over a 5-week period for 2 hours per week. A second pilot of GGC will take place by December 2024 for Spanish speaking families facilitated by Spanish- speaking facilitators. As with all our programming, free dinner, childcare, interpretation or native language instruction, and a safe and accessible space will be provided. Mountain Youth will do extensive marketing of the parenting course and will distribute the English and Spanish marketing material to community partners and schools, using diverse modalities such as email, newsletter, radio, print and online newspaper ads, and flyers. Upon completion of each session, facilitators will lead a group processing discussion to learn what attendees liked about the session and delivery, what they would like to see improved upon or different for the next sessions, and things that resonated or did not resonate with them. This will help inform delivery of the next session to continuously make it relevant and engaging for the attendees. Upon completion of the pilot GGC parenting course, par ticipant and facilitator surveys will be administered. Mountain Youth will use survey results to evaluate marketing and outreach effor ts, receive par ticipant and facilitator feedback, and improve implementation and outreach methods for future programming. To promote retention through the program, participants who attend 4 out of 5 sessions will be eligible for a drawing for a family dinner at a local restaurant. This will hopefully encourage parents to attend all sessions, and provide one family an oppor tunity to have dinner, continue conversation, and spend quality time together. In fall 2024, Mountain Youth will also work with facilitators and parents to launch a monthly parenting class/suppor t group that will be open to all attendees from GGC, as well as the family early intervention program We Hear U. Monthly sessions will focus on refreshing on one parenting tool that is taught in the curricula, but will also provide ample space for discussion, problem-solving, and focus on building social connections between parents so that they feel suppor ted and have an ongoing network to reach out to when they need more timely support. Mental Health Advisory Committee Alignment Activities and Actions:  Describe the steps and actions that will be taken to implement the project within the grant period: * 5/21/24, 11:21 AM Mental Health Advisory Committee Mini-Grant Program Application 2024 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kPIipbXyL5oRTWwYcGA4SaT87F8hISXIao1LqN8n4qg/edit#response=ACYDBNiCC6KNzSYFe1QI5cNP6UMRD…5/10 Docusign Envelope ID: 3FDA030A-8BA4-48A6-A4AE-5D1482FB1EC1 maximum character count: 3000 per question The proposed project aligns significantly with the MHAC Vision as this program promotes the health and mental wellbeing of Eagle County families and youth from diverse and intersecting populations. The program addresses the root causes of youth substance use, family stability, and youth resilience while creating a lasting community among the parent participants. By providing the program in English and Spanish we are reaching identified family populations within Eagle County, as the demographics of Eagle County School District students are 53% Hispanic/Latinx, 43% White, 2% two or more races, and less than 1% each of American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, Black or African American, or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander. Fur thermore, GGC aligns with the MHAC goals of health promotion, social connectedness and community voice. The outline of sessions focuses on building a learning community, understanding how to promote health and wellbeing during the teen years, how to develop health beliefs and clear standards, how to manage conflict and deal with anger in a positive way, how to support youth in avoiding trouble, saying no, and keeping their friends, and how to involve everyone in strengthening family bonds. Parents are invited to attend all sessions, with youth joining session four to specifically work together regarding avoiding trouble and peer relationships. Between program sessions, parents are asked to hold family meetings with their child(ren) to practice the skills they’ve learned, share the curriculum in the home, and bring their successes and oppor tunities to the next session to continue to grow their skills. Following the program, ongoing monthly sessions will be offered to practice and reinforce skills learned, build social networks and communities of suppor t, and to address current and relevant health promotion topics that families may be facing. Families will be asked to provide feedback throughout the pilot and into planning the ongoing monthly sessions to inform current and future delivery of the program so that it is most relevant, accessible, and applicable to family needs for parenting education and support. As the program will be taught in English and Spanish, it will create more equitable access to parenting and health promotion information and skills, and will lead to long-term positive health outcomes for youth and families. As parents increase their skills, families increase their connectedness, communication and bonding, and as communities create more social networks of support, the program will create lasting systems change that improve the mental wellbeing of Eagle County youth and families. MHAC Vision:  Describe how the proposed project aligns with the MHAC Vision Statement (see Grant Information Packet for Vision Statement and detailed reference): * 5/21/24, 11:21 AM Mental Health Advisory Committee Mini-Grant Program Application 2024 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kPIipbXyL5oRTWwYcGA4SaT87F8hISXIao1LqN8n4qg/edit#response=ACYDBNiCC6KNzSYFe1QI5cNP6UMRD…6/10 Docusign Envelope ID: 3FDA030A-8BA4-48A6-A4AE-5D1482FB1EC1 Mountain Youth values inclusivity, creating equitable access for all, and delivering services in a culturally responsive manner. As par t of community education programming, we provide free food, childcare, and Spanish interpretation at all our events to suppor t greater access. Additionally, specific programs and services are provided in Spanish with native language instruction and culturally identifying facilitators to make effor ts relevant and appropriate for intended audiences. We hold most of our events in the evening and for larger education forums, we provide recordings for individuals who cannot attend. Mountain Youth delivers programs up valley and down valley in Eagle County to reduce travel and provide services where people live. Mountain Youth has learned from community par tners and previous family education implementations, relevant locations, times, frequency and days of the week that generally work best for families. These are adjusted for the intended English or Spanish speaking audiences, as well as parents of cer tain age groups. GGC has been developed to be offered in English and Spanish with accompanying hand-outs, videos, and interactive activities. Parenting courses will be taught in a culturally responsive manner with facilitators trained in multiple prevention curriculum and who speak the primary language of the par ticipants they are facilitating. From the 2024 community parent/caregiver survey, when asked to select the top 3 strategies for how they would like to be suppor ted by the community, 23% of respondents said they would like a parenting course, this was equally selected between English and Spanish respondents. Additionally, 23% of respondents shared they would like a support group, with 18% of English respondents and 50% of Spanish respondents selecting this choice. Mountain Youth works with consultants to increase awareness of and access to frameworks and trainings that will improve the organization’s justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion practices, and how to improve partner capacity in these practices as well. The organization has prioritized staff to increase engagement with the Hispanic/Latinx community to ensure that they are a par t of the decision-making processes and an included voice in leading the coalition’s efforts by serving on the board, committees or advisory groups. The organization has adopted a language justice statement and incorporates the national Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services standards in programming planning and implementation. Through the implementation of GGC and the monthly parent support group, youth advisors, parent leaders, community partners, facilitators and par ticipants will suppor t program design and implementation through feedback loops, surveys, and planning meetings. Through all effor ts, the organization is focused on creating systems- level change with youth, parents, and partners to promote positive, culturally relevant and inclusive health strategies. Culturally responsive care: Describe how the proposed project meets the diverse needs of Eagle County community members with equity in access and cultural responsiveness (see  Grant Information Packet for definition and detailed reference): * 5/21/24, 11:21 AM Mental Health Advisory Committee Mini-Grant Program Application 2024 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kPIipbXyL5oRTWwYcGA4SaT87F8hISXIao1LqN8n4qg/edit#response=ACYDBNiCC6KNzSYFe1QI5cNP6UMRD…7/10 Docusign Envelope ID: 3FDA030A-8BA4-48A6-A4AE-5D1482FB1EC1 The core Mountain Youth staff team is comprised of leaders from varying backgrounds that identify with community focus populations, including LGBTQ+, Hispanic/Latinx and BIPOC. Program facilitators and coordinators represent the communities they serve and provide culturally relevant and responsive services. Additionally, Mountain Youth employs 35-50 youth from middle school to age 25 who par ticipate in Valley’s Voice. Youth are compensated for their time to par ticipate in efforts, attend meetings, suppor t and lead projects, and serve as youth representatives in various community settings. Youth come from varying backgrounds across community demographics, ethnicities, gender and sexual identifies, socioeconomic and family situations that provide diverse perspectives and ideas that enrich the work. Mountain Youth strongly values the youth voice in the organization’s work, boards and committees, and decision-making processes and ensures that youth across the community are given an oppor tunity to par ticipate and shape the effor ts of the organization. In addition to the youth voice, Mountain Youth compensates parent and adult leaders who participate in community boards and committees and who are not paid through an employer for their time. Mountain Youth believes that diverse voices should be represented and included in decision- making and dedicates funds to not only recruit and engage diverse community members in culturally relevant ways but to also compensate and value their contribution and time. Mountain Youth plans to deliver 2 cohor ts of the Guiding Good Choices (GGC) parenting course, one in English and one in Spanish. The facilitators of each cohor t will represent the par ticipants in the cohor ts and present in the par ticipants' language of choice. Marketing material will also be developed in a culturally responsive manner, working with Youth Advisors and facilitators who are Spanish-speaking and local to this community. Mountain Youth is also providing Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) training in June for all staff, program facilitators, board, and community partners, facilitated by the organization, Idea Labs. In this training, par ticipants will learn more about unconscious bias, discrimination, the history of white supremacy, and building trust within our community. Additional coaching sessions provided by Idea Labs in August will help the organization refine its inclusion of JEDI practices into the organizations strategic plan, approach, and implementation of effor ts, inclusive of the implementation of GGC and the monthly parenting group. Inclusivity and equity :  How does your staff and/or programming represent the population that the project will serve in a culturally responsive manner: * 5/21/24, 11:21 AM Mental Health Advisory Committee Mini-Grant Program Application 2024 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kPIipbXyL5oRTWwYcGA4SaT87F8hISXIao1LqN8n4qg/edit#response=ACYDBNiCC6KNzSYFe1QI5cNP6UMRD…8/10 Docusign Envelope ID: 3FDA030A-8BA4-48A6-A4AE-5D1482FB1EC1 Guiding Good Choices (GGC) is a health promotion program for families with children in late elementary school through early high school. The program is based on the social development model and its primary objectives are to enhance protective parent-child interactions and to reduce child risk for early substance use initiation. The program teaches parents how to support their children in making healthy decisions around substance use and strategies to enhance protective family processes. GGC gets at the root causes of youth mental health and substance use by providing parents and their kids with the tools and communication strategies to support healthy decision-making and prosocial behaviors. In clinical studies, the GGC program “has been shown to strengthen family bonds, improve parent-child communication, help families better manage conflict, and increase the use of guidelines, monitoring, and consequences to help guide preteen and teen behavior and decision making.” Additionally, for youth, GGC has been shown to “reduce alcohol and marijuana use by 41%, reduce progression to more serious substance abuse by 54% and reduce depression symptoms by 28% through the end of 12th grade (Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology).” As shared on the program’s website: “In five or six sessions, parents and caregivers learn specific actions that promote healthy development and reduce risky behavior in the teen years. Home practice and weekly family meetings build family connections and help families apply skills in real life. Guiding Good Choices emphasizes strong family bonds as the key that motivates preteens to follow family guidelines and stay on a course toward better health and educational outcomes as teenagers.” Through participation in the program, families will strengthen personal skills and increase their ability to cope with and address health challenges by creating a suppor tive and connected family environment, as well as be able to learn from and connect with other families, building suppor tive community parenting environments. As families feel more supported, it will build their sense of belonging and connection, their resiliency in overcoming health challenges, as well as create stronger promotion of positive health behaviors across the community. Requirements Please review participation requirements outlined below, checking boxes next to each identied requirement as an indication of commitment. If you cannot, for any reason, check one of these requirements below, please describe reasoning in the section below.  Health promotion/root cause efforts AND/OR Recovery/after care:  Describe how the proposed project addresses either mental health promotion/root causes and/or recovery/after care (see  Grant Information Packet for definition and detailed reference): * 5/21/24, 11:21 AM Mental Health Advisory Committee Mini-Grant Program Application 2024 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kPIipbXyL5oRTWwYcGA4SaT87F8hISXIao1LqN8n4qg/edit#response=ACYDBNiCC6KNzSYFe1QI5cNP6UMRD…9/10 Docusign Envelope ID: 3FDA030A-8BA4-48A6-A4AE-5D1482FB1EC1 Sign a standard Eagle County Contract Provide a post-grant narrative to the Mental Health Advisory Committee Work collaboratively with Eagle County Public Health as needed throughout grant period Complete project within outlined time period Staff do not believe at this time there are any reasons we should be unable to fulfill the requirements listed above. We are eager to develop capacity to provide more parenting education and family connection across the Eagle River Valley. There are only 3 items selected above as we received an error when selecting 4 items. A screenshot of this error has been sent to staff. We anticipate being able to fulfill all 4 requirements outlined above. Mountain Youth is grateful for the oppor tunity to apply for funding that will increase our programming for parents and families. We believe these funds will grow our capacity to offer community requested and culturally relevant programming that will build family skills, positive health promotion, and community connectedness. Capacity developed during this pilot phase will enable the organization to sustain program delivery by learning from par ticipants how to best implement the program and in culturally relevant and inclusive ways. It will also allow the organization to pursue additional funding, resources, and capacity to sustain the program beyond the pilot phase. This form was created inside of Eagle County Government. I Agree To:* Reason unable to fulfill any requirements listed above:* Additional comments or questions:  Forms 5/21/24, 11:21 AM Mental Health Advisory Committee Mini-Grant Program Application 2024 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kPIipbXyL5oRTWwYcGA4SaT87F8hISXIao1LqN8n4qg/edit#response=ACYDBNiCC6KNzSYFe1QI5cNP6UMRD…10/10 Docusign Envelope ID: 3FDA030A-8BA4-48A6-A4AE-5D1482FB1EC1 GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN EAGLE COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND MOUNTAIN YOUTH EXHIBIT B Scope of Work: Terms of Funding, Deliverables, and Deadlines These provisions are to be read and interpreted in conjunction with the provisions of the Grant Agreement specified above. I. Entity Name: Mountain Youth II. Project Description: This project serves to provide evidence-based guidance for caregivers of preteen and teen-aged children by offering free “Guiding Good Choices” parenting program, which includes 5 sessions delivered to families using trained facilitators in both English and Spanish. III. Definitions: Culturally Responsive Care: The ability of providers and organizations to effectively deliver services that meet the social, cultural, and linguistic needs of patients. A culturally competent system can help improve health outcomes and quality of care and can contribute to the elimination of racial and ethnic health disparities. Aftercare/Recovery: A program of outpatient treatment and support services provided for individuals discharged from an institution, such as a hospital or mental health facility, to help maintain improvement, prevent relapse, and aid adjustment of the individual to the community. Recovery indicates the process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential. Health Promotion/Root Cause: The process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health by expanding focus from individual behavior towards a wide range of social and environmental interventions. This is done by supporting governments, communities, and individuals to cope with and address health challenges via building healthy public policies, creating supportive environments, and strengthening community action and personal skills. Root cause is a term used to describe these social & environmental factors that impact community and individual health. ECPHE: Eagle County Public Health and Environment MHAC: Mental Health Advisory Committee Docusign Envelope ID: 3FDA030A-8BA4-48A6-A4AE-5D1482FB1EC1 2 Eagle County-Advancing Systems Change Pilot Grant Program IV. Work Plan Goal I: Grant Recipient will report progress/results of project/program specific to the funded project which show transparency in use of funds, adherence to grant focus, and project purpose. Objective Ia: Grant Recipient will report final project budget, program(s) indicators, and evaluation progress with MHAC at the closure of the grant funding cycle. Deliverables Deadlines 1. Grant Recipient will provide MHAC with a final budget with specificity and transparency in direct correlation with funded project. The reporting template/format is flexible to Grant Recipient’s discretion, with budget template available if desired. End of grant cycle, January 2025. 2. Grant Recipient will provide MHAC with project- specific updates using both narrative and indicator progress. Reporting template/format is flexible to Grant Recipient’s discretion, with reporting template available if desired. End of grant cycle, January 2025. Objective Ia: Grant Recipient will provide project-specific updates that indicate progress and adherence to the project timeline and goals. Deliverables Deadlines 1. Grant Recipient will provide descriptions of participation and efficacy of the Guiding Good Choices program, including, but not limited to: a. details of each session (location, attendance, meal served, etc) for both English and Spanish sessions b. number, language, and positions (volunteer, staff, etc) of trained facilitators throughout program c. program participation recruitment/outreach (what outreach methods were used, where was outreach distributed, what language materials were distributed, etc) d. next steps for the program (sustainability, growth, and strategy for continued engagement/participation End of grant cycle, January 2025. Docusign Envelope ID: 3FDA030A-8BA4-48A6-A4AE-5D1482FB1EC1 3 Eagle County-Advancing Systems Change Pilot Grant Program 2. Grant Recipient will provide no less than four (4) participant feedback narratives/stories, two with English participants, and two with Spanish. End of grant cycle, January 2025. Goal II: Grant Recipient will describe cultural responsiveness of the project/program. Objective IIa: Grant Recipient will provide a description of how the population impacted by the funded project was served in a culturally responsive manner. Deliverables Deadlines 1. Grant Recipient will provide a description of how the population impacted by the funded project was served in a culturally responsive manner, including, but not limited to: a. staff training and/or lived experience b. cultural knowledge and experience with population served c. authentic language accessibility d. authentic assessment and response to barriers in program/project access for population served End of grant cycle, January 2025. 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