Board approves COSAP grant positions to expand jail‑based treatment
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The Onslow County Board of Commissioners approved two time‑limited, federally funded positions to expand medication‑assisted treatment and case management inside the county detention center under COSAP grants.
The Onslow County Board of Commissioners approved staff requests to add two grant‑funded positions to expand substance‑use treatment services in the county detention center using federal COSAP funds.
Assistant County Manager Carrie Sanders reviewed the county's COSAP awards, including an earlier award of $899,943 (Feb. 2022) and a three‑year COSAP grant of $1,286,810 awarded in Nov. 2023 that supports evidence‑based substance use treatment. Sanders said the grant extensions and awards allow the county to place licensed clinical addiction specialists in the detention center to deliver individual and group therapy and provide case management. "Both positions will be time limited and will be fully funded by the federal grant," Sanders said.
Commissioners asked whether the current federal government shutdown could jeopardize reimbursements; Sanders and Sheriff Chris Thomas said the grants are reimbursement‑based and are expected to remain valid, though timing of reimbursement submissions could be affected until the federal offices reopen. The board approved the positions and authorized the county manager to execute necessary documents.
