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_ 449 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 297. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 13. Out of the amounts in KK.1., $4,259,924 the first year and $4,259,924 the second year from the general fund is provided for STEP-VA-specific case management services. 14. Out of the amounts in KK.1., $937,300 the first year and $937,300 the second year from the general fund is provided for regional management of STEP-VA services. 15. Out of the amounts in KK.1. $5,190,000 the first year and $5,190,000 the second year from the general fund is provided for grants to Community Services Boards for the cost of transitioning data systems and clinical processes. LL. Out of this appropriation, $9,600,000 the first year and $10,200,000$16,200,000 the second year from the general fund shall be provided to establish mental health awareness response and community understanding services alert system programs and community care teams pursuant to legislation adopted in the 2020 Special Session I of the General Assembly. Each local or regional implementation area program shall receive $600,000 each year for this purpose. Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 37.2-311.1, Code of Virginia, any requirement to establish community care teams may be met by the establishment of mobile crisis units. MM. The Department of Behavioral and Health and Developmental Services shall have the authority to promulgate emergency regulations for the Individual and Family Supports Program (IFSP) to ensure an annual public input process that shall include a survey of needs and satisfaction in order to establish plans for the disbursement of IFSP funding in consultation with the IFSP State Council. Based on the Council's recommendation and information gathered during the public input period, the department will draft program guidelines to establish annual funding priorities. The department will establish program criteria for each of the required program categories and publish them as part of the Annual Funding Program Guidelines. Additionally, program guidelines shall establish eligibility criteria, the award process, appeals processes, and any other protocols necessary for ensuring the effective use of state funds. All criteria will be published prior to opening the funding opportunity. NN. Out of this appropriation, $650,000 the first year and $650,000 the second year from the general fund shall be used to expand and provide additional support to existing mental health dockets. OO. Out of this appropriation, $5,000,000 the first year and $5,000,000 the second year from the general fund is provided for substance use disorder-specific training of the intellectual disability and developmental disability provider workforce, the development and implementation of substance use disorder treatment services specific to transition age youth up the age of 25, and additional critical substance use disorder services related to the COVID-19 pandemic. PP. Out of this appropriation, $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year from the general fund shall be used for crisis stabilization and related services statewide intended to delay or deter placement in a state mental health facility. QQ.1. Out of this appropriation, $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000 the second year from the general fund shall be provided for the costs of Crisis Intervention Team Assessment Centers or Crisis Stabilization Units that have expanded, or intend to expand, to 23 hour crisis receiving or observation centers. 2.Out of the amounts appropriated in paragraph QQ.1. of this item, an amount necessary to develop and implement a crisis receiving center serving adults ages 18 and older in the Region 2000 area (Amherst County, Appomattox County, Bedford County, Campbell County, and Lynchburg City) shall be allocated for this purpose by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, which shall contract with Horizon Behavioral Health to implement the crisis receiving center. As part of the contract with Horizon Behavioral Health, the department shall require the establishment of an advisory board with law enforcement representatives from the Region 2000 localities to oversee, including financial oversight, and provide governance of the crisis receiving center. 3. The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall ensure that health systems, hospitals, and other community providers are eligible to participate in