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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: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: Program Support, Circuit Court of Cook County Rehabilitation Alternative Probation/Women's Rehabilitation Alternative Probation Drug Court (RAP/WRAP) Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity Expansion Program
Grant Amount: $399,999.00
Grant Period: 7/30/2022 - 7/29/2023
Fiscal Impact: None, no matching contribution required
Accounts: Not applicable
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: The purpose of the RAP/WRAP Treatment Capacity Expansion Program is to increase the number of drug court participants who graduate successfully from the program and who achieve stable recovery, and affect the long-term health and safety needs of these individuals and their communities. The program expands substance use disorder (SUD) treatment service capacity in the existing RAP/WRAP Drug Court, particularly residential, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and recovery housing to address the needs of opiate-addicted participants. The RAP/WRAP Felony Drug Court operates in the Criminal Division, serving residents of the city of Chicago.
Grant funds will be allocated to staff salaries and fringe benefits, substance use disorder treatment services, training, travel, and Cook County administrative costs.
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