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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD AMENDMENT
Department: Office of the Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
Grantee: Circuit Court of Cook County
Grantor: Federal DHHS, SAMHSA
Request: Authorization to increase award
Purpose: WRAP/RAP Drug Court Enhancement Program, Year Three
Supplemental Grant Amount: $580,323.00
Grant Period: 9/30/2018-9/29/2019
Extension Period: Same, no change
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Accounts: N/A
Date of Previous Board Authorization for Grant: 7/25/2018
Previous Grant Amount: $324,904.00
Concurrences:
Department of Budget and Management Services has received all requisite documents and determined fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: This award amendment increases the court's third year funding for the WRAP-RAP Drug Court Enhancement program from $324,904.00 to $580,323.00. The Circuit Court of Cook County will use this additional funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to continue efforts to expand and enhance the Rehabilitation Alternative Probation (RAP) Drug Court Program for men and the Women's Rehabilitation Alternative Probation (WRAP) Drug Court Program for women. The additional funds will be used for program staff salaries and fringe benefits ($55,473.00), treatment services ($181,803.00), computer equipment ($9,744.00) and Cook County indirect costs ($8,399.00).
The court's goal is to increase the number and percentage of participants who achieve stable recovery and graduate successfully from the programs. To achieve this goal, the court has expanded and expedited client access to community-based residential substance abuse treatments, incorporated new offender service elements, such as cognitive behavioral therapies and medication treatments, and expanded trauma support services.
The Circuit Court of Cook County established the RAP Drug Court Program for men in 1998 and the WRAP program in 2001 to divert individuals with substance use disorders into treatment. The RAP/WR...
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