This federal Project Grant award of $1,333,334 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The funding will be used to enhance the 20th Drug Court Treatment Program in Faulkner County, Arkansas, which targets high-risk, high-need individuals charged with felonies and suffering from substance use disorders. The key enhancements include: increasing program capacity by creating tracks for...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) to the County of Franklin, Maine. The grant will fund the Franklin County Jail Substance Use Recovery and Re-Entry Program (FRP), which aims to increase community capacity to address substance use disorders, co-occurring mental health issues, and related social challenges in Franklin County. Key program components include expanding...
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 Pulaski County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) in Little Rock, Arkansas was awarded a $1.3 million project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement services under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The grant will fund expansion of PCSO's reentry program to provide substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), and...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) grant to the County of Clay in Celina, Tennessee. The 3-year grant will fund the Clay County Anti-Drug Coalition's efforts to expand peer recovery support services and prevention initiatives targeting substance use disorders in the rural community of Clay County, which has a population of 7,620. Specifically, the grant will support hiring and training of a...
The Craighead County Judge Office in Jonesboro, Arkansas will receive $750,000 through a four-year Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program. The funding will enhance operations and expand services for three co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder courts serving Craighead, Crittenden, and Mississippi counties in Arkansas. Specifically, the grant will increase treatment...
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...
This $375,000 Project Grant award from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276), will support the Sebastian County Opioid Task Force (SCOTF) initiative in Arkansas. The funding will enable SCOTF to focus on reducing the onset and progression of substance misuse and related mental health issues among Fort Smith and Sebastian County residents, with a specific focus on at-risk youth, minority populations, and the LGBTQ+...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585), awarded a $2,500,000 grant to the Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) to enhance the state's adult drug courts over a 48-month period. The key products and services to be delivered under this Project Grant award include: Conducting the Arkansas Statewide Specialty Court Conference, creating and disseminating specialty court role-specific training videos, enhancing the...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838) Project Grant to Grays Harbor County, Washington. The grant will fund the expansion and enhancement of substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health treatment services within the Grays Harbor County Jail. Key activities include providing medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, implementing evidence-based mental health screening and treatment,...