This federal Project Grant award, valued at $1,033,616.00 and awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585), will fund the Albany County Court Supervised Treatment Program (ACCSTP) in Laramie, Wyoming. The ACCSTP aims to advance equity and remove barriers to service access for the rural community of Albany County, particularly for economically disadvantaged...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) to the County of Albany, Wyoming. The grant funding will allow the Albany County Court Supervised Treatment Program (ACCSTP) to implement an adult diversion program called the Community Diversion Program (CDP). The CDP will serve as an alternative sentencing option through pre-plea diversion for individuals charged with misdemeanor offenses in Albany...
The Unified Court System of New York State has been awarded a $1,000,000 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 support the Albany County Adult Treatment Court (ACTC) by providing peer mentor and continuum of care services to approximately 100 participants over the 4-year award period. This includes engaging participants, overcoming barriers to services, and...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded Albany County $1,260,648 under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The funding will support Albany County's expansion of the Albany Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program, including adding new clinical capacity within the Albany County Department of Mental Health to serve LEAD clients with...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $550,000 under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) to the Unified Court System of New York State from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. The goal of this formula grant is to provide resources for adult treatment courts and criminal justice professionals to plan, implement, enhance, and sustain evidence-based treatment court programs for individuals with substance use disorders....
This $999,805 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) will enhance the Alleghany County/City of Covington Adult Drug Court (ACADTC) program in Virginia over a 48-month period. The funding will support hiring a case manager, peer recovery specialist, and pre-trial surveillance officer to expand services for substance-using offenders, including housing, transportation, increased...
This $1,200,000 federal Project Grant award from 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 aims to strengthen and expand existing infrastructure to provide comprehensive health and social support, including substance use disorder treatment and recovery services, to adults diagnosed with substance use disorder who participate in selected adult...
This Project Grant award from 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 will provide $396,525.00 to the Unified Court System of New York State over 5 years to enhance the Misdemeanor Brooklyn Treatment Court (MBTC) and Screening and Treatment Enhancement Part (STEP) programs in Kings County, New York. The funding will be used to increase access...
This $800,000 Project Grant award, with a project period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, is 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 grant will support the Pueblo of Acoma's Adult and Family Treatment Drug Court (AFTDC) program, which aims to increase services and access to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment...
This Project 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 program (CFDA 93.243), aims to expand participation in the Queens Treatment Courts in New York by 40 individuals annually over a five-year period, totaling 200 participants. The project will enhance the capacity of these courts to engage and retain participants by integrating substance...
ALBANY COUNTY COURT SUPERVISED TREATMENT PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT PROJECT - ALBANY COUNTY, WYOMING IS REQUESTING A SAMHSA TREATMENT DRUG COURT GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,682,495.00 FOR FIVE YEARS OF FUNDING TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING THE ALBANY COUNTY COURT SUPERVISED TREATMENT PROGRAM (ACCSTP), AN ADULT DRUG COURT, WHICH WILL INCLUDE A DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE (DUI) TRACK. ACCSTP PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING OPTION FOR HIGH-RISK SUBSTANCE USERS WHO HAVE COMMITTED CRIMINAL OFFENSES TO REDUCE THE COURT SYSTEM RECIDIVISM RATE AND RETURN PRODUCTIVE INDIVIDUALS TO OUR COMMUNITY. THE ACCSTP WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2004 AS A RESULT OF AN IDENTIFIED GAP IN AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO DEFENDANTS WITHIN THE ALBANY COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM WITH DRUG AND/OR ALCOHOL CHARGES OR DRUG RELATED CRIMES. THE GOAL OF ACCSTP IS TO INCREASE ACCESS AND AVAILABILITY OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, INCLUDING MEDICALLY ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) TO ADULTS WITHIN ALBANY COUNTY THAT ARE ELIGIBLE AND ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM THROUGH FORMAL INTAKE ASSESSMENTS, ACCORDING TO THE ADULT DRUG COURT MODEL AND BEST PRACTICES, AS WELL AS AN EVIDENCED-BASED CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR ACCSTP PARTICIPANTS. THE ACCSTP SERVES ALBANY COUNTY, WYOMING, THE FIFTH LARGEST POPULOUS COUNTY IN THE STATE WITH A LAND AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 4,300 SQUARE MILES AND A POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 37,600 PEOPLE IN 2020, MAKING IT "RURAL" AS FEDERALLY DESIGNATED. IN 2019 ACCSTP SERVED 17 CLIENTS, AND HAS ALMOST RETURNED TO THESE PRE-PANDEMIC NUMBERS HAVING SERVED 33 CLIENTS IN 2022, WITH REFERRALS INCREASING OVER 100% FROM 2021 TO 2022. THIS INITIATIVE IS AIMED AT STABILIZING THE FOUR MAJOR DIMENSIONS THAT SUPPORT A LIFE IN RECOVERY; HEALTH, HOME, PURPOSE AND COMMUNITY FOR ACCSTP PARTICIPANTS THROUGH AN EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL TREATMENT PROGRAM. IN THE QUARTER ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2022, 17 DEFENDANTS WERE REFERRED TO THE PROGRAM BY THE PROSECUTOR AND DEFENSE ATTORNEY, WITH 82% POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE FOR ACCSTP PARTICIPATION. IN QUARTER 3 AND 4 OF FY22 SAMHSA GPRA SURVEY INTAKE RATES WERE AT 90% COMPLIANCE AND SIX MONTH FOLLOW UP SURVEYS WERE AT 84.6% COMPLIANCE. WHILE ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY FOR ACCSTP - THEIR LEVEL OF NEED, RECOMMENDED TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS AND INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES ALL MUST BE ASSESSED - THIS DEMONSTRATES THE IMMEDIATE NEED FOR THE EXPANSION OF ACCSTP. IN ALBANY COUNTY, THERE ARE NO ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION, SIMILAR PROGRAMS DO NOT EXIST AND LIMITED RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE, INCLUDING IN-PATIENT TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR A HIGH-RISK HIGH-NEEDS INDIVIDUAL ENGAGED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. WITHOUT ACCSTP, THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO OUTCOMES AVAILABLE TO THEM; 1). BE PLACED IN A DETENTION FACILITY (I.E. LOCAL OR STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES), OR 2). OUT-OF-COMMUNITY IN-PATIENT TREATMENT. ADDITIONALLY, AT A STATE LEVEL WYOMING HAS EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT CUTS THAT SUPPORT IN-PRISON TREATMENT AND COMMUNITY TREATMENT. WITH THE SUPPORT OF SAMHSA TREATMENT DRUG COURT FUNDS, THIS ENHANCEMENT WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSE THE GAPS IN SERVICES IN A PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE A CRUCIAL COMPONENT IN THE TREATMENT AND SOBRIETY OF INDIVIDUALS WITHIN ALBANY COUNTY.