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i ORANGE COUNTY ABC BOARD—AGENDA FORM Meeting Date: May 20,2025 Agenda Item # 7 Regular Session X Closed Session_ Presenter/Information Contact: Tony DuBois/Ron McCoy Subject: Grant Requests Fiscal Year 2026 Attachment(s): 1. Attachment"Orange County ABC Grant Worksheet" 2. Attachment"Letter from Kirk Vaughn, Orange County Budget Director" I Brief Summary/Explanations: Grant requests for fiscal year 2026 from fourteen community organizations involved in alcohol education and rehabilitation totaled$463,583. UNC has requested funds in the past,but none were requested for FY 2026.Law enforcement grants for FY 2026 were$227,345 (see attachment). Orange County base request for FY 2026 was $865,200 plus $16,400 to support the Local Reentry Council (see attachment). Pending the decisions of the Board, for budgetary purposes, benchmarks of$200,000 for law enforcement grants, $250,000 in alcohol education grants and a$881,600 distribution to the County have been entered into the worksheet. As a reminder,the ABC Board is required by statute(1811-805 c3)to spend not less than 5% of its profits for law enforcement purposes and distribute at least 7%of profits on the treatment of alcoholism or substance abuse. In FY 2024, the required amount was $40,882 for law enforcement and $57,235 for alcohol education. For FY 2025, the required expenditures are expected to be at or below these figures. Historically,however,the Board has been generous in its ongoing financial support of local efforts. I Action Requested: 1. Determine allocations to law enforcement, grantees and the County. (Distributions will be approved upon vote approval of the budget in June.) Financial Impact: See Above Staff Recommendations/Comments:None i I i i it I i Page 1 of 4 pages