The Guilford County (NC) Sheriff's Office received a $1,589,826 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.838 - Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substances Use Program) to address the opioid crisis in two county detention centers. The project focuses on law enforcement deflection and diversion, increasing availability of naloxone, and providing evidence-based substance use disorder treatment such as medication-assisted treatment,...
This Project Grant award of $1,600,000, provided by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) through the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838), will allow Jefferson County, Alabama to expand evidence-based substance use treatment and peer recovery support services to a pretrial population at high risk for overdose. The proposed initiative will address the allowable use of implementing evidence-based substance use disorder treatment related to opioids,...
The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) was awarded a $1,599,984 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 expand and enhance supported recovery services for individuals with substance use disorders in the Multnomah County (Oregon) jail system. The project aims to improve access and transition of care for marginalized populations by designing and...
This Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) provides $1,600,000.00 to the County of Chesterfield, Virginia over a 3-year period starting October 1, 2023. The grant will allow the Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office to expand access to evidence-based substance use treatment, peer recovery support services, and recovery housing for justice-involved individuals. Key deliverables include:...
This $1,600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) will support Hennepin County's efforts to 1) increase access to opioid use disorder treatment for detained individuals, 2) improve housing stability for Native American residents needing treatment, and 3) expand distribution of naloxone to reduce opioid overdose deaths in African American and...
This $1,599,999 Project Grant was awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The award will expand and enhance Multnomah County's continuum of support for justice-involved individuals with opioid and other substance use disorders. Key activities and outcomes include: increasing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) initiation and maintenance between the county jail and community settings; providing...
The Colorado Judicial Department will utilize a $545,680 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) to implement the Project CARE program through the Recovery Court of the Fourth Judicial District located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Through this funding, the Recovery Court anticipates serving approximately 320 new clients over the four-year grant period with...
The Arapahoe County Coroner's Office (ACCO) received a $203,346 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742). The funding will enable ACCO to implement expanded toxicology testing on all coroner cases where toxicology is indicated, in order to better identify emerging drug trends and determine causes of death involving substances within Arapahoe County, Colorado. The award aims to address a significant increase in...
The County Sheriffs Of Colorado was awarded a $917,000 Project Grant by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The grant funds the Colorado CARES Program, a criminal justice deflection initiative that provides mental health treatment, addiction counseling, and social services to individuals in rural Colorado communities. Additionally, the grant supports the Rural Colorado Confinement Education Program, which...
The federal Project Grant award of $800,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) will establish the Judicial Substance Treatment & Recovery (JUST RECOVERY) program. This program aims to provide comprehensive substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, medications for addiction treatment (MAT), psychotherapy, and connections to...