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Commission approves Criminal Justice Coordinating Council grant for medication-assisted treatment
Summary
The board unanimously approved acceptance of a FY2026 medication-assisted treatment grant from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council to support the county’s accountability court program.
The Columbia County Board of Commissioners voted Sept. 5 to accept a Fiscal Year 2026 medication-assisted treatment (MAT) grant from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. Commissioner Malia moved to accept the grant; a second was recorded and the motion carried by voice vote.
County staff said the grant supports the existing accountability court program and that the county has participated in similar grants in prior years. No dollar amount for the grant was stated on the meeting record.
Why this matters: Medication-assisted treatment funding supports addiction treatment linked to criminal-justice accountability courts and can affect service delivery for justice-involved residents.
What’s next: Staff will proceed to accept the grant and incorporate the award into the accountability court program; no follow-up reporting schedule was announced on the record at this meeting.
