The westchester county treatment courts (WCDTC) is applying for a category 2 award to enhance access to services in the five drug courts located in westchester county
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- 15PBJA22GG03968DGCT
- Recipient
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Unified Court System Of New York State UEI DXHDEJN885J3
- Awarding agency
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Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Obligated
- $1,000,633
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 16.585 Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program
- Completion date 82% complete
- Originally
- Funding
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- $750,000.00 Federal
- $250,633.22 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- New York, NY 10004, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
Description
Currently participants are waiting about five weeks for a mental health appointment. Also, we have participants not following through on needed services because of confusion and complication of systems. Having a peer specialist assist in the navigation of needed services will ensure a higher rate of follow through and engagement. The enhancement will shift the teams thinking of just substance abuse treatment to wrap around all needed services for each participant. We are not seeking priority consideration currently. Wcdtcs operate as a post-adjudication, post-plea, and pre-sentencing courts. They are all designated as adult drug treatment courts. The funding for this project will not be in combination with our veterans treatment court for this project the designated drug court judge is judge helen blackwood and the coordinator is christine sayegh (
Transactions
| Action | Federal | Non-federal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment | $0 | $250,633 | |
| Original award | $750,000 | $0 |
Quick answers
Who received award 15PBJA22GG03968DGCT?
15PBJA22GG03968DGCT was awarded to Unified Court System Of New York State by Bureau of Justice Assistance (Office of Justice Programs) on October 1, 2022.
How much is award 15PBJA22GG03968DGCT worth?
$1,000,633 has been obligated on 15PBJA22GG03968DGCT: $750,000 in federal funding and $250,633 in non-federal funding.
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