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Franklin County accepts $1.6 million federal grant to expand harm reduction, treatment and outreach
Summary
The board accepted a FY2024 Bureau of Justice Assistance award of $1.6 million, a three-year grant to expand harm reduction, pre-release medication-assisted treatment and peer services; county staff estimate outreach to about 7,200 people and direct services for roughly 850 individuals.
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 25 accepted a $1.6 million FY2024 award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to support a three-year initiative combining harm reduction, recovery and treatment approaches.
Rochelle Pride, director with the Office of Justice Policy and Programs, said the grant-funded approach will integrate the county's justice-policy office, sheriff's office and supportive-housing partners to reach individuals at high risk of overdose or repeated criminal-justice involvement. The project period runs from Oct. 1, 2024, through Sept. 30, 2027.
Staff said the award is expected to support outreach engagement events reaching approximately 7,200 individuals and to directly serve about 850 people through expanded access to pre-release medication-assisted treatment, peer services and harm-reduction interventions.
The board voted to accept Resolution 14825. Commissioners asked for coordination across agencies and for performance reporting consistent with the grant's reporting requirements.
County staff noted the program's emphasis on equitable access to addiction services and plans to target frequent jail utilizers and unhoused residents who face high overdose risk; officials described the initiative as part of an effort to reduce overdose deaths and improve pathways to treatment and recovery.
