(1) Letters of intent (LOI) to participate in the state fund matching grants will be accepted until two weeks after publication of the final adopted version of this rule and grant applications will be accepted until March 1, 2010 for fiscal year 2010 with the grant term concluding at the end of the fiscal year.

(2) For subsequent fiscal years, grant applications that continue or expand activities implemented with a previous year's funding may be given priority over new applications, if the applying county or group of counties have met the requirements of (5) and the department has determined that continuation of the plan would promote appropriate utilizations of the Montana State Hospital and would ultimately result in cost savings to the state.

(3) New and continued grants are subject to the matching requirements in ARM 37.89.1005.

(4) Successful grant applicants will be those submitting a grant application with at least the following elements:

(a) a county or multi-county jail diversion and crisis intervention strategic plan including a plan for community-based or regional emergency or court-ordered detention and examination services as well as short term inpatient treatment;

(b) a detailed proposal for how the county or counties and other local entities will collaborate and commit local funds for mental health services for crisis intervention, jail diversion, involuntary precommitment, and short-term inpatient treatment costs including a plan for the collection and reporting of data and information;

(c) a detailed budget that identifies cash and in-kind local contribution amounts designated for match, anticipated expenses through June 30 of the funding fiscal year and start up or one time only costs. Multi-county grant applications must identify the county that will act as the fiduciary agent for distribution of the grant funds;

(d) a statement from the grant applicant agreeing to report key data elements according to the department's specifications; and

(e) counties that include tribal lands must demonstrate coordination efforts with tribal representatives both on and off reservations.

(5) Each county or group of counties will submit an annual report to the department within 30 days of the end of each funding year describing implementation of the strategic plan provided for in this rule, including key data elements as defined by the department, for the funded grant period.