The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) was awarded a $678,332 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The grant funding will be used by the Lucas County Treatment Court (LCTC) to implement the 2024 LCTC Enhancement Program, which aims to provide LCTC participants access to a home-based family therapist, peer recovery supporter, and randomized drug testing during the weekends in...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $500,000 Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) grant to Tasc Of Northwest Ohio Inc. (dba Lucas County Tasc), a non-profit organization in Toledo, Ohio. The grant funding will support the TASC-REI program, which aims to enhance intake services, crisis intervention, and peer-support-based services for clients with substance use disorders (SUDs) and co-occurring mental health disorders. The key products and services to be delivered under...
The federal Project Grant award of $808,667 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) will expand and enhance services for the Lorain County Recovery Court (LCRC) in Elyria, OH. The LCRC is a specialty docket for felony cases focused on opioid abuse reduction, using a treatment team to coordinate multiple complex systems. This funding will allow the LCRC to implement data-driven strategies to alleviate racial disparities,...
The Cuyahoga County Adult Drug Court Expansion Project is a $2,000,000 federal grant award funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The five-year project aims to combat Ohio's opioid crisis by expanding the Adult Drug Court's services and implementing a coordinated care response initiative. Key strategies include decreasing...
The Lucas County Sheriff's Office in Toledo, Ohio will receive $2 million from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA #16.753) to build a new dedicated mental health unit at the Lucas County Corrections Center. Approximately 24% of inmates booked into the current facility screen positive for serious and persistent mental illness, and 23% received behavioral health services within a year before or after booking. The...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,483,143 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Lima Municipal Court in Lima, Ohio. The 60-month grant will enable the Lima Municipal Treatment Courts (LMTC) to expand their post-adjudication adult drug court services, increasing participant capacity from 30 to 60 individuals. The grant funding will support...
The County of Clark in Springfield, Ohio received a $750,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to enhance an existing juvenile drug treatment court from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The funding will support expansion and improvement of services provided through the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585), which aims to provide treatment courts and criminal justice...
The Lima Municipal Treatment Courts (LMTC) have been awarded a $951,963 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). This funding will enable the LMTC to enhance their post-adjudication adult drug court programs in Allen County, Ohio by improving critical support services, expanding court services, and intensifying operations. The grant will support comprehensive services for...
The Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court was awarded a $700,000 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 pilot an adult drug court model incorporating mental health services. The Court will pilot a post-adjudication Mental Health-Adult Drug Court Docket Pilot Program (MH-ADC Docket) serving 40-50 unduplicated clients annually over a 12-24 month period starting...
This $750,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance will fund the expansion of drug court capacity and support services in Lancaster, Ohio. The Fairfield County Municipal Court will use the four-year award ending September 2026 to serve 40 individuals annually and 160 over the lifetime of the grant with evidence-based treatment and rehabilitation services for those with substance use disorders involved in the criminal justice system....