To: Dale K. Weighill, Governmental Operations Committee Chairperson
From: Breana Benham, Specialty Courts Services Director
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RE: Approval to Accept a No-Cost Extension from SAMHSA
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
ON 12/3/2018 (RESO # 18-817) the Board of Commissioners approved the acceptance of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Grant and authorized the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Research and Evaluation Associates (REA). The Genesee County Specialty Courts, specifically the Adult Felony Recovery Court, requesting authorization to accept a no-cost extension with SAMHSA on our current grant funding opportunity.
BACKGROUND:
Genesee County Adult Felony Recovery Court has been in operation for many years and is fully grant-funded through the State Court Administration Office (SCAO) and SAMHSA. Continued funding is necessary for the success of the program and adherence to best practice guidelines to continue the program in the future to fidelity.
DISCUSSION:
This grant is utilized to ensure that Adult Felony Recovery Court can maintain services and assist 50 participants per year with the cost of drug testing, incentives, and treatment services. This extension allows funding, in the amount of $193,448.00, to be spent through 09/30/2024. A provision of the grant is that we continue to utilize REA as an evaluator on the grant tracking progress and admissions data. The MOU for REA is to run concurrent with grant activities and will end on 9/30/24, when the budget period ends.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
None
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
The award does not require a Genesee County match. The budget for the project ending on 9/30/2024 is $193,448.00 and a budget is attached to this resolution.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
None
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
The SAMHSA grant funding advances the priority of safe communities by enhancing public safety and reducing the rate of recidivism through rehabilitation. This grant funding provides participants with tools, resources, and support necessary for offenders to maintain sobriety.
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Specialty Courts Services Director to authorize accepting a no-cost extension of funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in the amount of $193,448.00 through September 30, 2024, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documentation being on file with the official records of the July 17, 2024 meeting of the Governmental Operations Committee of this Board), and the Chief Financial Officer is authorized to record the attached budget amendment.