Block Grant 2019MOBX0017

The Marion County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) was awarded a $545,431 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA #16.745). The grant funds will allow MCSO to continue and enhance its internal re-entry capabilities to better prepare participants with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders for community re-entry and reduce recidivism. The...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $550,000 Project Grant under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) to the Marion County Health & Human Services Department and the Marion County Sheriff's Office in Salem, Oregon. The funding will be used to re-establish a Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) that co-locates a law enforcement officer and a mental health professional in a vehicle to respond to and follow up on behavioral health...

This $549,924 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance will fund the Quality of Life (QOL) program over three years. The QOL program aims to divert 125 individuals with low-level felony or misdemeanor charges experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness who have unaddressed mental health or substance abuse issues from the criminal justice system. The Marion County Public Defenders Agency leads a collaboration with Adult &...

The Marion County Sheriff's Office in Indianapolis, Indiana was awarded a $1,524,313 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). This 3-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support the sheriff's office's "Continuing MAT" program, which provides comprehensive medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services for individuals with...

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) was awarded a $900,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) program. The grant will fund the Education Medication Support Project (EMS) to improve substance use disorder treatment and recovery outcomes for adults in reentry from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025 in Cincinnati, OH. Working with project partners Addiction...

The Marion County (Florida) Family Treatment Court (MCFTC) was awarded a $1,300,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The grant will be used to expand access to evidence-based substance use treatment, recovery support services, and other wraparound services for adults involved in the dependency court system who have a substance use disorder. Key...

This federal Project Grant award of $3,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Grants for New and Expanded Services under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.527) will support Multnomah County Community Health Centers (MCCHC) in strengthening transitions into primary healthcare for individuals soon to be released from Multnomah County jails. MCCHC will work with the Multnomah County Health Department's Division...

The Mental Health Recovery Board of Clark, Greene & Madison Counties was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The grant will fund the creation of a "Smart Housing Reentry Initiative" to increase housing options and provide other support services for male and female individuals reentering the community from incarceration in Clark County, Ohio. Key elements of the...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $825,000 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to Lane County, Oregon. The funding will support the "Lane County Combating Mental Illness: Intersecting Community Supervision & Services Initiative (Lane CMI)". This initiative aims to develop a model of care coordination to address fragmented supervision and behavioral health services for adults released from prison, jail, or court systems who...

The City of Marion, Arkansas was awarded a $223,869 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will fund the Marion Police Department's efforts to increase community policing capacity and crime prevention through a range of initiatives. These include engagement in planned community partnerships, implementation of...