The Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Adult Probation Department received a $900,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Swift, Certain, and Fair (SCF) Supervision Program (CFDA 16.828). The purpose of this 3-year award, effective October 1, 2024, is to develop and implement a comprehensive, research-informed behavior management system to support probation officers in reducing recidivism and improving outcomes for individuals under court supervision. Key...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Swift, Certain, and Fair (SCF) Supervision Program (CFDA 16.828), provides $900,000 to the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) to develop and implement SCF supervision strategies in several Illinois probation and court services departments. The goal is to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes for emerging adult clients on probation for violent crimes and unlawful use of weapons...
The Monroe County Swift, Certain, and Fair Program was awarded a $700,000 project grant by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance on October 1, 2021. The grant is part of the Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision Program: Applying the Principles Behind Project HOPE federal grant program (CFDA 16.828), which provides resources and training to community supervision agencies to improve collaborative problem-solving. Under this award, Monroe County will...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $550,000 under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) to the County of Summit, Ohio from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The funding supports the County's HOPE COURT ENHANCEMENT project, which aims to provide adult treatment courts and criminal justice professionals with resources to plan, implement, enhance and sustain evidence-based treatment court programs for...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $899,995 Project Grant under the Swift, Certain, and Fair (SCF) Supervision Program to the New York City Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice. The funding supports the implementation of the Compliance Care Van, a mobile supervision enhancement initiative designed to improve engagement and compliance for probationers aged 35 and older in Southeast Brooklyn. The project aims to address barriers faced by this population, including higher rates of...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.745 - Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program) provides $459,442 to the City of Akron Police Department to enhance the effectiveness of the Summit County Outreach Team (SCOUT) program. The primary goal is to improve responses and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders who come into contact...
The Kentucky Department of Pretrial Services (DPS) was awarded a $627,878 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Swift, Certain, and Fair (SCF) Supervision Program (CFDA 16.828). This grant will enable the Kentucky DPS, in collaboration with the Crime and Justice Institute, to initiate, pilot, and evaluate a new pretrial supervision model that applies the principles of swiftness, certainty, and fairness. The goal is to revitalize and expand...
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 Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) will receive $1,072,000 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to expand supportive housing services for individuals returning to Ohio communities from incarceration. ODRC and the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) propose to enhance and expand the Reentry Housing Ohio (RHO) program, which provides permanent supportive housing, in Knox, Muskingum, and...
The Cuyahoga County Office of Reentry in Cleveland, Ohio will receive $1 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant funds the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative program to provide reentry services to at least 450 citizens at moderate to high risk of reoffending upon release from incarceration in Cuyahoga County. Services will be delivered by Cuyahoga County Office of Reentry and three sub-awardees....