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Register for Webinar: Developing Sustainability, Success Stories from the Field Hosted by The Council of State Governments Justice Center, with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance Date: Tuesday, August 30 Time: 2–3:30 p.m. ET Grant funding often provides seed money to help agencies launch new programs or expand existing ones. However, once the grant has expended, finding additional funds to sustain a program can be challenging. This webinar will discuss how other funding streams can be leveraged, and partnerships developed, to help sustain a program. In this webinar, Sheriff Christopher Donelan and Ed Hayes, assistant superintendent of treatment and programs for Franklin County, MA—a Second Chance Act grantee—will provide insights on how engaging the business community led to the county program’s sustainability. Additionally, Suzanne Watson, community services director for Pottawattamie County, IA—a Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program grantee—will discuss how her county’s mental health court is sustained with help from county investments. Staff from The Council of State Governments Justice Center will also discuss their forthcoming publication, Reducing the Number of People with Mental Illnesses in Jail: Six Questions County Leaders Need to Ask.