Project Grant 2020ARBX0124

The Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts received a $550,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.745 Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program) to expand and institutionalize mental health pretrial treatment services and mental health courts. The 36-month project will establish a Mental Health Diversion Initiative to design and implement mental health pretrial diversion programs and mental health court...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) provides $125,000 to the City of Charleston, West Virginia to expand its existing pre-trial diversion program. The funding will support the hiring of a full-time Pre-Trial Diversion Coordinator to work with the municipal and magistrate courts, law enforcement, social service providers, and the community to refer and place qualifying defendants facing...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant award 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) will enable Floyd County Fiscal Court and its partners to implement a comprehensive substance use prevention, diversion, and treatment program for youth under 18 in Floyd County, Kentucky. Key program activities include: 1) Developing and implementing court-based substance use diversion services and...

The Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Allegheny County Jail (ACJ) received a $750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The funding will support the planning and implementation of a pre-arraignment diversion program to prevent and address crises for individuals in need of mental health (MH) and/or substance use disorder (SUD) services. The program will staff...

The Kentucky Department of Corrections received a $549,499 formula grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners program (CFDA 16.593). The funding will support the department's efforts to expand access to evidence-based substance use disorder treatment services for incarcerated individuals in Kentucky from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The goal of the...

The Kentucky Department of Corrections (KYDOC) Division of Addiction Services received a $558,299 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program formula grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, a component of the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs. The RSAT program aims to provide evidence-based substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and rehabilitation services within state, local, and tribal correctional facilities. Under this award, KYDOC will...

The City of Atlanta received a $2,988,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to fund the Center for Diversion and Services from October 1, 2022 through March 31, 2024. The Center will provide 24/7 pre-arrest diversion services including behavioral health screening, sobering and respite services for up to 23 hours, case management, basic legal navigation,...

Covington Partners, Inc. will provide mentoring services to at-risk youth in Covington, Kentucky under a $681,818 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The grant funding supports the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) and will allow Covington Partners to expand its mentoring program from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Specifically, the grant will enable Covington Partners to increase the...

The Judiciary Courts of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, through its Administrative Office of the Courts, received a $796,608 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The funding will support the implementation of a Family Recovery Court (FRC) program in Madison County, Kentucky, to provide comprehensive, trauma-informed, and family-focused...

The Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government received a $425,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.548 Delinquency Prevention Program) to assess and enhance the juvenile justice system in Louisville, Kentucky. The project aims to evaluate existing diversion and intervention strategies, identify service gaps, and establish a framework for a comprehensive juvenile justice continuum of care. Key...