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The proposal is among dozens of local requesters that want the Dayton Development Coalition to lobby for federal funds for their projects.
The Priority Development and Advocacy Committee released the list of applying projects Tuesday that it will sort through to make a prioritized list of what to ask for in Washington, D.C.
Wright State is proposing renovating the 8,700-square-foot unfinished basement of the institute offer greater clinical service.
Services at the center are covered through medicaid and there’s a sliding scale for others seeking service, with no one turned away for an inability to pay.
But the university stated in its proposal that a lack of space caps the number of people it can serve and to develop new service model programs.
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“Expansion is a must if the Ellis Institute is to house the faculty and staff necessary to implement increased services for an ever-expanding community patient base and evolving behavioral health needs,” it stated.
Some examples of what the expanded clinic could support includes post-detox services, outpatient services for children on the autism spectrum and services for older adults with memory and cognitive difficulties.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office submitted a letter of support for the project. The letter from Major Matt Haines, county jail administrator, said the expansion could make way for the school and the jail to collaborate more, like with more access to opioid addiction treatment and further post-incarceration support for women arrested for prostitution related-crimes.
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Wright State said its best estimate is that the project would create 26 to 50 direct jobs in the next two years, and over the next decade it overall would create 51 to 100 jobs if including indirect job creation.
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