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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Office of the Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
Grantee: Office of the Chief Judge
Grantor: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: Circuit Court of Cook County’s Access to Community Treatment Court (ACT) Program.
Grant Amount: $965,044.00
Grant Period: 7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020
Fiscal Impact: None, no matching cost contributions required
Accounts: NA
Concurrences:
Department of Budget and Management Services has received all requisite documents and determined fiscal impacts on Cook County, if any.
Summary: This grant would provide continued funding from the State of Illinois Adult Redeploy Illinois Program, through the Criminal Justice Information Authority, for the Circuit Court of Cook County’s Access to Community Treatment Court (ACT) Program.
The ACT Court is a drug court probation program that operates in the Circuit Court Criminal Division. Its goal is to help certain nonviolent, felony criminal offenders suffering from substance abuse problems from becoming repeat offenders and incarceration. The program links participants with behavioral health, vocational, and educational treatment services from community-based sources. The court closely monitors participants’ compliance with program protocols and provides encouragement for success through a range of rewards and sanctions. Incarceration is used as a last resort and for short periods.
The grant will fund treatment and toxicology services for participants not covered by Medicaid health insurance. Funds will also be used for court staff salaries and payroll fringe benefits, training, supplies and county indirect costs.
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