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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Circuit Court of Cook County, Office of the Chief Judge
Grantee: Office of the Chief Judge
Grantor: SAMHSA Department of Health and Human Services
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: Expand and enhance the Circuit Court of Cook County’s Rehabilitation Alternative Probation (RAP) Drug Court Program for men and the Women’s Rehabilitation Alternative Probation (WRAP) Drug Court Program for women.
Grant Amount: $324,949.00
Grant Period: 9/30/2016 - 9/29/2017
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: Not Applicable
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: The Circuit Court of Cook County will use this grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 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 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 proposes to expand and expedite client access to community-based residential substance abuse treatments, incorporate new offender service elements, such as cognitive behavioral therapies and medication treatments, and expand 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/WRAP Drug Court Program is currently one of the largest drug courts in Illinois, with approximately 150 - 200 participants supervised each year.
Grant funds will be used to partially fund the salary and fringe benefits of a program research associate, as well as to provide funds for community treatment services, supplies, training and travel and indirect costs. Project funds will be available for an additional two years if satisfactory progress is demonstrated.
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