diff --git a/common/types.ts b/common/types.ts
index a0c5c2329..74051c1b3 100644
--- a/common/types.ts
+++ b/common/types.ts
@@ -248,9 +248,16 @@ export interface MetricDisaggregations {
   helper_text: string | null | undefined;
   enabled?: boolean;
   should_sum_to_total: boolean;
+  contexts?: MetricDisaggregationContext[];
   is_breakdown_configured: ConfigurationStatus | null;
 }
 
+export type MetricDisaggregationContext = {
+  key?: string;
+  value?: string;
+  display_name?: string;
+};
+
 export type MetricDimensionContext = {
   key?: string;
   value?: string;
diff --git a/publisher/src/components/MetricsConfiguration/RaceEthnicitiesModalForm.tsx b/publisher/src/components/MetricsConfiguration/RaceEthnicitiesModalForm.tsx
index 6b6c4eb9a..0a12cc24a 100644
--- a/publisher/src/components/MetricsConfiguration/RaceEthnicitiesModalForm.tsx
+++ b/publisher/src/components/MetricsConfiguration/RaceEthnicitiesModalForm.tsx
@@ -27,11 +27,15 @@ import {
 } from "@justice-counts/common/components/RadioButton";
 import { Tooltip } from "@justice-counts/common/components/Tooltip";
 import { observer } from "mobx-react-lite";
-import React, { useState } from "react";
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useParams } from "react-router-dom";
 
 import { useStore } from "../../stores";
-import { useSettingsSearchParams } from "../AgencySettings";
+import {
+  getActiveSystemMetricKey,
+  useSettingsSearchParams,
+} from "../AgencySettings";
+import { RACE_ETHNICITY_DISAGGREGATION_KEY } from "./constants";
 import * as Styled from "./ModalForm.styled";
 import {
   Ethnicity,
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@ function RaceEthnicitiesModalForm({
   const [settingsSearchParams] = useSettingsSearchParams();
   const { metricConfigStore } = useStore();
   const {
+    disaggregations,
     getEthnicitiesByRace,
     updateRacesDimensions,
     updateAllRaceEthnicitiesToDefaultState,
@@ -118,12 +123,51 @@ function RaceEthnicitiesModalForm({
         }
       : undefined;
 
+  const systemMetricKey = getActiveSystemMetricKey(settingsSearchParams);
+
+  const currentOtherDescription =
+    disaggregations[systemMetricKey]?.[
+      RACE_ETHNICITY_DISAGGREGATION_KEY
+    ].contexts?.find((context) => context.key === "OTHER_RACE_DESCRIPTION")
+      ?.value || "";
+
+  const [otherDescription, setOtherDescription] = useState(
+    currentOtherDescription
+  );
+  const [isOtherChecked, setOtherChecked] = useState(
+    Boolean(currentOtherDescription)
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setRacesStatusObject((prev) => ({
+      ...prev,
+      Other: Boolean(otherDescription),
+    }));
+  }, [otherDescription]);
+
   const raceEthnicityOptions: CheckboxOption[] = [
     ...(hispanicOrLatinoOption ? [hispanicOrLatinoOption] : []),
     ...Object.entries(racesStatusObject).map(([race, enabled]) => {
       const disabledUnknownRace =
         race === "Unknown" && specifiesHispanicAsRace && !canSpecifyEthnicity;
 
+      if (race === "Other") {
+        const otherDescriptionParams = {
+          isEnabled: race === "Other" && isOtherChecked,
+          placeholder:
+            "Please describe additional definition/clarification of the 'Other' selection.",
+          value: otherDescription,
+          onChange: (value: string) => setOtherDescription(value),
+        };
+
+        return {
+          key: race,
+          label: race,
+          checked: Boolean(otherDescription),
+          otherDescription: otherDescriptionParams,
+        };
+      }
+
       return {
         key: race,
         label: race,
@@ -160,7 +204,8 @@ function RaceEthnicitiesModalForm({
       currentState,
       raceEthnicityGridStates,
       systemSearchParam,
-      metricSearchParam
+      metricSearchParam,
+      otherDescription
     );
     saveMetricSettings(updatedDimensions, agencyId);
   };
@@ -210,10 +255,24 @@ function RaceEthnicitiesModalForm({
             <CheckboxOptions
               options={raceEthnicityOptions}
               onChange={({ key, checked }) => {
-                setRacesStatusObject({
-                  ...racesStatusObject,
-                  [key]: !checked,
-                });
+                if (key === "Other") {
+                  setOtherChecked(!checked);
+
+                  if (checked) {
+                    // Clear otherDescription if "Other" is unchecked
+                    setOtherDescription("");
+                  }
+
+                  setRacesStatusObject((prev) => ({
+                    ...prev,
+                    Other: Boolean(otherDescription),
+                  }));
+                } else {
+                  setRacesStatusObject({
+                    ...racesStatusObject,
+                    [key]: !checked,
+                  });
+                }
               }}
             />
             <Tooltip
diff --git a/publisher/src/components/MetricsConfiguration/types.ts b/publisher/src/components/MetricsConfiguration/types.ts
index 8d8c6fa4b..f86b4d443 100644
--- a/publisher/src/components/MetricsConfiguration/types.ts
+++ b/publisher/src/components/MetricsConfiguration/types.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import {
   MetricConfigurationSettings,
   MetricConfigurationSettingsOptions,
   MetricContext,
+  MetricDimensionContext,
+  MetricDisaggregationContext,
   ReportFrequency,
 } from "@justice-counts/common/types";
 
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ export type MetricSettings = {
   disaggregations?: {
     key: string;
     enabled?: boolean;
+    contexts?: MetricDisaggregationContext[];
     dimensions?: {
       key: string;
       enabled?: boolean;
@@ -81,6 +84,7 @@ export type Dimensions = {
     enabled?: boolean | null;
     label?: string;
     description?: string;
+    contexts?: MetricDimensionContext[];
     key?: string;
     race?: Races;
     ethnicity?: Ethnicities;
@@ -102,12 +106,14 @@ export type UpdatedDimension = {
   enabled: boolean;
   race: Races;
   ethnicity: Ethnicities;
+  contexts?: MetricDimensionContext[];
 };
 
 export type UpdatedDisaggregation = {
   key: string;
   disaggregations: {
     key: string;
+    contexts?: MetricDisaggregationContext[];
     dimensions: UpdatedDimension[];
   }[];
 };
diff --git a/publisher/src/stores/MetricConfigStore.tsx b/publisher/src/stores/MetricConfigStore.tsx
index 724f89e6a..6dd6a5585 100644
--- a/publisher/src/stores/MetricConfigStore.tsx
+++ b/publisher/src/stores/MetricConfigStore.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import {
   MetricConfigurationSettings,
   MetricConfigurationSettingsOptions,
   MetricContext,
+  MetricDimensionContext,
+  MetricDisaggregationContext,
   MetricDisaggregationDimensions,
   MetricDisaggregations,
 } from "@justice-counts/common/types";
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ class MetricConfigStore {
         enabled?: boolean;
         display_name?: string;
         is_breakdown_configured?: ConfigurationStatus | null;
+        contexts?: MetricDisaggregationContext[];
       };
     };
   };
@@ -102,6 +105,7 @@ class MetricConfigStore {
           key?: string;
           race?: Races;
           ethnicity?: Ethnicities;
+          contexts?: MetricDimensionContext[];
           is_dimension_includes_excludes_configured?: ConfigurationStatus | null;
         };
       };
@@ -277,6 +281,7 @@ class MetricConfigStore {
                 display_name: disaggregation.display_name,
                 enabled: disaggregation.enabled,
                 is_breakdown_configured: disaggregation.is_breakdown_configured,
+                contexts: disaggregation.contexts,
               }
             );
 
@@ -408,7 +413,7 @@ class MetricConfigStore {
     disaggregationKey: string,
     disaggregationData: Pick<
       MetricDisaggregations,
-      "display_name" | "enabled" | "is_breakdown_configured"
+      "display_name" | "enabled" | "is_breakdown_configured" | "contexts"
     >
   ) => {
     const systemMetricKey = MetricConfigStore.getSystemMetricKey(
@@ -1157,7 +1162,8 @@ class MetricConfigStore {
     state: StateKeys,
     gridStates: RaceEthnicitiesGridStates,
     system: AgencySystem,
-    metricKey: string
+    metricKey: string,
+    otherDescription?: string
   ): UpdatedDisaggregation => {
     const ethnicitiesByRace = this.getEthnicitiesByRace(system, metricKey);
 
@@ -1200,12 +1206,28 @@ class MetricConfigStore {
       raceEthnicitiesDimensions &&
       (Object.values(raceEthnicitiesDimensions) as UpdatedDimension[]);
 
+    const defaultOtherDescriptionContext: MetricDisaggregationContext = {
+      key: "OTHER_RACE_DESCRIPTION",
+      value: "",
+    };
+
+    const otherDescriptionContext =
+      this.disaggregations[systemMetricKey]?.[
+        RACE_ETHNICITY_DISAGGREGATION_KEY
+      ].contexts?.find((context) => context.key === "OTHER_RACE_DESCRIPTION") ||
+      defaultOtherDescriptionContext;
+
+    if (otherDescription !== undefined) {
+      otherDescriptionContext.value = otherDescription;
+    }
+
     /** Return an object w/ all dimensions in the desired backend data structure for saving purposes */
     return {
       key: metricKey,
       disaggregations: [
         {
           key: RACE_ETHNICITY_DISAGGREGATION_KEY,
+          contexts: [otherDescriptionContext],
           dimensions,
         },
       ],