Benton County approves submission for $950,000 adult drug treatment court BJA grant

Benton County Board of Commissioners voted to approve submission of a Bureau of Justice Administration planning and implementation grant application seeking $950,000 to restart the county’s Adult Drug Treatment Court (ADTC).

The grant approval motion was made by Commissioner Shepherd and seconded; the motion passed by voice vote. Rick Krager, county staff, said the application would request $950,000 over three years as part of a total project budget of $1,266,006.77 that includes a 25% local match.

Judge Demarest, who is taking over oversight of the ADTC, said the program has been inactive for nearly two years and that restarting it is a priority. “We’re very hopeful that the BJA grant will become available again and that we, hopefully, this time around, will be able to qualify,” Judge Demarest said, adding that the policy…