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Meeting Date:	02/27/2023
Adult Drug Court Treatment Grants - SAMHSA Application
Submitted for:	Margarita Garza	Submitted By:	Margarita Garza
Department:	Drug Court Program

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to authorize the submission of the "FY 2023 Grants to Expand Substance Use Disorder Treatment Capacity in Adult and Family Treatment Courts, No. TI-23-007" application as developed, written, and submitted by and for the Webb County Adult Drug Court Program to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) in the amount of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) and authorizing the Webb County Judge to execute all relevant documents; and any other matters incident thereto. This grant does not require any kind of match; therefore, there is no impact to general fund. All required documents were sent for review through the Economic Development Department and the solicitation is compliant with the Webb County Single Point of Contact (SPOC) procedures. [Requested by Margarita H. Garza, Drug Court Program Director]

Issue: SAMHSA has released solicitations for FY 2023 for treatment courts. The program's purpose is to expand substance use disorder treatment and recovery support services in existing treatment courts.

Solution: Authorize the submission of the multi-year grant application for the purpose of expanding the services for the next 5 years, if awarded.

Result: If awarded, the Webb County Adult Drug Court Program will continue to provide substance use disorder treatment and recovery support services to all eligible participants in Webb County.

Background:

The Drug Court Program was awarded funding through SAMHSA for a period of 5 years from 2018-2023. The current grant ends 09/29/2023.

Previous Court Action:

N/A

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	TBD
Funding Source:	TBD
Balance:	TBD
Financial Impact:
There will be no impact to the General Fund.

Attachments
SPOC Letter of Intent to Apply