Block Grant 2020DCBX0115

The Hancock County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board in Ohio was awarded a $550,000 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to enhance and expand a 24/7 supervised Stabilization Center. This center provides crisis stabilization and recovery support services for individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders who have come into...

The Franklin County Municipal Court in Columbus, Ohio was awarded a $750,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The grant will support enhancements to the Court's post-adjudication adult drug courts and Military and Veterans (MAVS) specialized docket programs through September 30, 2026. Specifically, funding will transform peer support from contractors to...

The Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court was awarded a $700,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) to pilot an adult drug court model incorporating mental health services. The Court will pilot a post-adjudication Mental Health-Adult Drug Court Docket Pilot Program (MH-ADC Docket) serving 40-50 unduplicated clients annually over a 12-24 month period starting...

This $750,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance will fund the expansion of drug court capacity and support services in Lancaster, Ohio. The Fairfield County Municipal Court will use the four-year award ending September 2026 to serve 40 individuals annually and 160 over the lifetime of the grant with evidence-based treatment and rehabilitation services for those with substance use disorders involved in the criminal justice system....

The County of Summit Court of Common Pleas and Adult Probation Department in Akron, Ohio will receive $792,701 under a Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to expand their existing Swift, Certain, and Fair Probation Program (SCORR). The original SCORR program targeted high-risk probationers; the expansion will serve additional risk levels and individuals through innovative housing, dedicated caseworkers, educational programming, and...

The County of Hamilton, Ohio will receive $700,000 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) to enhance services for participants in the Hamilton County Adult Drug Treatment and Recovery Court (DTRC) program from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026. The DTRC provides specialized supervision and treatment for criminal defendants with substance use disorders in Hamilton County,...

This federal Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) provides $1,125,000 to Oriana House Inc., a non-profit community corrections agency, to implement the OHI COACH Program. The program will deliver substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery coaching services to approximately 1,300 pre-trial felony offenders incarcerated at the Summit County Jail and transferred to the Oriana House Community Alternative...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $808,667 Project Grant under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) to the County of Lorain, Ohio, for the Lorain County Recovery Court (LCRC). This 4-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, will expand and enhance LCRC services to reduce opioid abuse, recidivism, and racial disparities among high-risk/high-need participants. Specific enhancements include implementing data-driven strategies to address racial inequities,...

The City of Columbus Department of Public Safety was awarded a $1,600,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)'s Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The grant will fund the Rapid Response Emergency Addiction Crisis Team (RREACT) program, which aims to expand comprehensive, multi-disciplinary first responder-led outreach to stabilize households and increase access to drug/behavioral treatment for individuals with substance use...

The Hancock County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board was awarded a $1 million Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) to develop a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary collaborative approach to address and prevent illicit substance use and its adverse consequences in a predominantly rural county. The Criminal Justice...