Department: District Courts
Department Head/Elected Official: Richard Woods
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): FY25_CPS_Court
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): District Courts
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the District Courts for approval to accept from the Office of the Governor/Criminal Justice Division grant funds in the amount of $205,127, with no required match, for the FY 25 CPS Prevention and Rehabilitation Court Program.
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Background and Discussion:
The Texas Office of the Governor's, Public Safety Office solicited applications for Specialty Court projects as defined in Chapters 121 through 130 of the Texas Government Code. If permitted to accept funding, the grant funding will retroactively commence on 9/1/24 and expire on 8/31/25.
This grant funding will be used to support the Child Protective Services Prevention and Rehabilitation Court (hereby known as CPRC). This program is designed to serve children, parents and families involved in the child welfare system due to substance use as a contributing factor to child abuse and/or neglect. The goal of the program is to serve up to 15 families and 25 delinquent youth. Currently, there is no operational specialty court in Harris County serving families, children or youth in either Temporary Managing Conservatorship (TMC), Permanent Managing Conservatorship (PMC) or Participation in Services (PIS) status identified as having drug and alcohol use or dependency. As a result, identifying and implementing interventions for these participants will reduce downstream demands and recidivism.
Expected Impact:
Grant funding will allow DCA to hire a full-time program coordinator, and to pay for drug testing, substance abuse and mental health couns...
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