§10752 Applications

Summary

To get a grant, the chief executive of a State, Indian Tribe, local government, or community-based nonprofit must apply to the Attorney General. The application must use the form and information the Attorney General asks for. It must promise federal money will add to, not replace, state or local funds. The application must also explain how criminal and juvenile justice agencies, mental health agencies, community behavioral health providers, preliminary qualified offenders (people who may qualify), and family or community members will work together on program design, how the program will run, and training for crisis response, taking medication, and keeping recovery going in the community. The Attorney General will favor applicants who guarantee continuity of care when people leave a jail or prison and who adopt plans to lower reoffending and probation violations. Continuity of care means linking the correctional treatment program with community behavioral health providers and supports, pre-trial and parole programs, half-way houses, and peer recovery groups. A “community care provider program” means a community mental health center or certified community behavioral health clinic that gives or helps connect people to treatment, medication management, and recovery supports when they leave a correctional facility. Each application must also say how the grant work will be coordinated with behavioral health help from SAMHSA (the HHS agency).