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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 North Suburban Municipal Districts Drug Court Service Enhancement Program
Grant Amount: $399,957.00
Grant Period: 9/30/2022 - 9/29/2023
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 Cook County North Suburban Municipal Districts Drug Court Enhancement Program supports the Court’s capacity to assess needs, offer practical recovery support, reduce financial and access to barriers to treatment through integration of clinical case management services with health literacy and health insurance assistance, and strengthen client outcomes through targeted evidence-based substance use treatment, including medicated-assisted treatment, residential treatment and recovery housing. The program supports progam operations in the two north suburban drug treatment courts in Cook County: the Second Municipal District (Skokie), and the Third Municipal District (Rolling Meadows).
Grant funds will be allocated to staff salaries and fringe benefits, clinical case management services, substance use disorder treatment services, training, travel, and Cook County administrative costs.
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