Project Grant H79TI081534

The Judiciary Courts of the State of Arizona will use a $305,822 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement four initiatives aimed at improving court processes and enhancing services for individuals with mental illness who come into contact with the criminal justice system in Arizona. The grant funding will support projects at the statewide level, representing approximately 13-20% of the state's...

The Pima County Regional Flood Control District was awarded a $900,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to expand medication-assisted treatment services at the Pima County Adult Detention Center from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The grant funds will support providing substance use disorder treatment, including group and individual counseling and discharge planning, to 400 individuals per month identified through...

The Pima County Attorney's Office in Tucson, Arizona will receive $438,122 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) to support the Pima County Consolidated Misdemeanor Problem-Solving Court (CMPS Court) from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. The CMPS Court provides treatment court services to individuals arrested for minor crimes who have co-occurring substance use and mental...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $1,206,470 Formula Grant under the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) operating as Arizona Corrections Support. The grant aims to break the cycle of substance abuse and anti-social behavior among inmates and prepare them for successful community re-entry. Funded programs will implement evidence-based residential, jail-based, aftercare,...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $1,161,006 Formula Grant under the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) program to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. The award will support residential and jail-based substance abuse treatment programs for inmates in Arizona from October 2022 to September 2026. Specifically, the funding will assist organizations providing cognitive, behavioral, social, and vocational...

The Travis County Proposes to Implement a Continuity of Care Service Model Project is a $1,600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The project aims to connect services within the jail with ongoing community-based services immediately upon release from incarceration, with a focus on addressing opioid overdoses and deaths in the region. Key services to...

The City and County of Denver was awarded a $1,650,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) to implement the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Expansion Program. The program aims to increase the number of incarcerated individuals in Denver Sheriff Department facilities who have access to MAT induction or maintenance services, and improve connections to MAT and other substance use treatment after...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $550,000 Project Grant to the County of Coconino, Arizona under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). The purpose of this 3-year grant is to implement the Coconino County Mental Health Court Program, which aims to connect justice-involved individuals with mental health disorders to evidence-based services to improve wellbeing, reduce criminal behaviors, and lower...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program totaling $170,389.67 will fund services delivered by the Pima County Sheriff's Department from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024. The funding will allow the Sheriff's Department to hire a behavioral health clinician to work with their Mental Health Support Team and assist detectives with cases. The clinician will also attend community events. Detectives will attend...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), through the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program (CFDA 16.593), has awarded a $872,656 formula grant to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) to provide substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and rehabilitation services within state, local, and tribal correctional facilities. The project aims to break the cycle of drug addiction and criminal behavior by delivering evidence-based treatment, counseling, and...