The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $7,000,000 Project Grant to the Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP). The funding will support a collaborative, data-driven response to the opioid crisis and substance use disorder in Georgia. Key activities include implementing law enforcement and first responder diversion programs, pre/post-booking alternatives to incarceration,...
The Fulton County Department of Behavioral Health and Disabilities (DBHDD), in partnership with the Atlanta Policing Alternatives & Diversion Initiative (PAD), has been awarded a $1,599,999 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substance Use Program (COSSUP). The grant will fund the Fulton County Diversion and Deflection Recovery Program (FDR) to address substance use disorders, promote public safety, and increase access to...
The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) in Georgia will receive $860,454 under a three-year Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The funding will support CJCC's initiative to expand substance use treatment programs in Family Treatment Drug Courts throughout Georgia. CJCC aims to customize treatment options for participants and their children based on each court's jurisdiction. The agency will...
The Douglas County Chance Court, Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program was awarded a $730,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.585 Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program). The grant aims to enhance substance use treatment opportunities, increase meaningful youth and family partnerships, and reduce the stigma surrounding substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders affecting youth and their...
The St. Louis County Department of Public Health (DPH) in Missouri was awarded a $1,395,218 grant over three years from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP, CFDA 16.838). The grant will fund the Substance Use Public Health Emergency Response (SUPHER) program, which aims to address the needs of justice-involved individuals and reduce drug overdoses through several key initiatives:...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $895,785 Project Grant to Rockdale County, Georgia under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) (CFDA 16.838). The grant will support the expansion and sustainability of the Rockdale County Family Treatment Court (FTC) to address the close relationship between child welfare cases and parental substance abuse, increasing drug overdoses impacting...
The County of Montgomery, Ohio was awarded a $1.2 million project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to deliver services under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. As part of COSSUP, formerly known as the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program, the County will provide financial and technical assistance through its Public Health...
The Government of Surry County, North Carolina was awarded a $999,986 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The three-year grant will fund several initiatives to provide substance use treatment and support services for underserved populations at high-risk for justice system involvement, including incarcerated individuals, persons with substance use disorder disabilities, and juveniles...
The Executive Office of the Governor of Delaware Criminal Justice Council was awarded a $4,448,715 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). The grant will fund implementation of new opioid intervention programs in six geographically diverse localities in Delaware to establish pre-arrest or post-arrest law enforcement diversion programs for...
The Cuyahoga County Community Mental Health Board (CCCMHB) will receive $1,568,760 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP). The funding will support three objectives from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. CCCMHB will expand the Cuyahoga County Multi-Jurisdictional Overdose Surveillance Program to enhance data collection and dissemination on...