The City of Hermiston has been awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The grant will support the implementation of a Community Court program within the city's municipal court system. The program will serve individuals cited for eligible misdemeanor "quality of life" crimes within the city limits, providing court-based interventions focused on...
The County of Mississippi will receive $626,495 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The funding supports the County's plans to expand and enhance treatment services provided through the 33rd Circuit Family Treatment Court program. Specifically, the County will add trauma-based therapy and adopt a centralized assessment system to better screen, assess, and track client needs and service...
The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $2,500,000 Cooperative Agreement to Justice Innovation Inc., doing business as the Center for Justice Innovation, to support the National Community Court Initiative Project under the FY23 Adult Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). Over the 2-year grant period, the Center will provide training, technical assistance, and resources to help jurisdictions across the country plan, launch, and operate...
This $750,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will support the Ninth Chancery Court of Mississippi's Juvenile Intervention Court Enhancement Project. The Project will expand treatment services to enhance family involvement, peer support, mentoring, and educational navigation for youth. These services aim to reduce substance use, promote recovery, and improve quality of life for youth, their families,...
The City of Jersey City, New Jersey will receive $600,000 through a four-year 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). The grant will support the Jersey City Community Solutions community court program to provide substance use treatment and social services to 180 individuals charged with low-level non-violent offenses from October 1, 2022 through September 30,...
The City of Paterson, New Jersey was awarded a $600,000 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 establish and operate a community court program within the Paterson Municipal Court from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. The grant funds will support the planning and implementation of a community court to serve residents and other offenders charged with...
The Mississippi State University was awarded a $470,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to enhance local corrections and offender reentry in Mississippi. Over a 24-month period ending March 2024, the university will expand delivery of the Thinking for a Change program and develop a new substance abuse prevention program, the Mississippi Alcohol and Substance...
The City of Jersey City was awarded a $865,420 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The purpose of this 4-year enhancement project is to build access, inclusion, and equity into the existing Jersey City Community Solutions (JCCS) program by providing one-on-one peer guidance, hands-on case management, increased contact, and additional support services specifically for minority young...
This Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) provides $334,964 to the Reno Municipal Court to enhance specialty court programs and services for criminal offenders with substance use and/or mental health disorders. The funding will be used to: 1) Increase the number of participants served annually from 60 to 90; 2) Expand the services provided by the court's clinical director; 3) Enhance the quality and intensity of...
The Delaware Criminal Justice Council will receive $600,000 under a four-year Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The funding will support enhancements to the Wilmington Community Court (WCC) through September 30, 2026. Key activities include narrowing the WCC's geographic focus to better serve the historically underserved community in Wilmington, Delaware;...