Funding Operations & Sustainability Planning

11/20/2015Scott Ronan

Idaho Supreme CourtSenior Manager, Problem-Solving Courts and

Sentencing Alternatives

Start at the beginning….

What Are Your Needs?Why not assess those needs at the local and/or district level?

1) Identify your top 5 technical assistance areas for problem-solving courts:  2) What is the greatest challenge or impediment to the success of a districtwide Problem-solving court system?  3) What are the specific topic areas for training in the following areas:

PSC case managementTreatment IssuesFundingInstitutionalization of PSCEvaluation

  4) What are the major issues confronting Problem-solving courts for the following areas:

Operation planningPolicies and/or proceduresPerformance measuresData and Data entry

SCOT AnalysisStrengths OpportunitiesChallengesThreats

Needs continued….Or Simply List the Known Needs…Operations

Drug TestingTreatmentIncentives/Graduations Coordination

TrainingIndividual team members and their rolesTeam oriented trainingBy topicNew Research

Resources

1)

Federal, State, and Local

2) People

Federal Resources Grant Opportunities- BJA (implementation, local

enhancement, and statewide enhancement ) Sometimes there are joint SAMSHA and BJA grants as

well

https://www.bja.gov/ProgramDetails.aspx?Program_ID=58#horizontalTab8

Medicaid (state and federal managed funds) http://

healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Default.aspx?TabId=123 https://idalink.idaho.gov/

Veterans Affairs

StateISC appropriated state funds from the legislature with recommended allocation from the Drug Court and Mental Health Court Coordinating Committee

Substance Abuse Treatment Fund Dedicated Court Fund

Idaho Division of Veterans Services – Veterans recognition fund

DHW-Misd PSC DHW-ATR-IV Idaho Transportation Department-

& other state grant opportunities-BYRNE JAG granthttps://www.isp.idaho.gov/pgr/Grant_Programs/ByrneJAG/GeneralInformation.html

LocalParticipant Fees [IC 31-3201E]not to exceed $300 per

month. Set by ADJ but presiding judge may exempt from portion or all payment.

County CommissionersCommunity Partnership & 501 (c) (3)

Nonprofit organizations under IRS tax code 501(c)(3) to seek funding and to promote public awareness of drug courts.

Benefits: -Members of the public and corporations may be more aware of and more willing to donate to nonprofit

corporations. -Certain legal and tax preferences. -May be eligible to receive some gifts that the courts themselves might not. -Permits judges and attorneys to distance themselves from fundraising activities and thereby reduces the risk of a real or perceived conflict of interest.

Districtwide Partnerships

Long Term SustainabilityBuild CapacityEvaluate Program Effectiveness (and make

changes based on data)Engage in long-term planning (team and

stakeholder meetings as per S & G 6.4-6.6)Community outreach and educationCommitment and expertise of PSC team

members –MOU!Provide for staff transition and renewal (write

it down!)

Questions?

Resources

NDCI Publication. 2008. “Ensuring Sustainability for Drug Courts: An Overview of Funding Strategies”http://www.ndci.org/sites/default/files/ndci/Mono8.Sustainability.pdfBJAhttps://www.bja.gov/ProgramDetails.aspx?Program_ID=58#horizontalTab8Medicaid (state and federal managed funds)

http://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Default.aspx?TabId=123

https://idalink.idaho.gov/BYRNE JAG Granthttps://www.isp.idaho.gov/pgr/Grant_Programs/ByrneJAG/GeneralInformation.html