Soooo, where is all the new moolah gonna go?-------Muskegon County gets $65,000 state grant for combat veterans treatment court

Muskegon County gets $65,000 state grant for combat veterans treatment court | MLive.com
MUSKEGON, MI – Muskegon County's 60^th District Court has been awarded a $65,000 state grant to run its previously unfunded veterans treatment court.

"This is good news," said Chief District Judge Maria Ladas Hoopes.

The grant will fund Muskegon County's program for one year starting Oct. 1. It's from the Michigan Veterans Treatment Court Grant Program, administered by the State Court Administrative Office.

.....Although veterans' treatment courts exist elsewhere in Michigan, Muskegon County's is the only such program in the state to be federally certified by the U.S. Department of Justice, Ladas Hoopes said.

It's been running without funding since January, presided over by Judge Michael J. Nolan. 

.......The county is also seeking up to $200,000 in federal grants for the program but hasn't yet received word on whether those will be awarded, according to Ladas Hoopes.

Approximately 10 combat veterans have been participating. County officials hope that number will increase somewhat with the help of grant funding.