III. Federal Resources
Justice Discretionary Grants
This fiscal year (FY99) the Office of Justice Programs will award discretionary funds in the aggregate amount of $564,795.00 to support a variety of criminal justice projects which target Rio Arriba County. The table below catalogs these awards.
| Grantee | Initiative | Award Amount |
| City of Sante Fe Municipal Court | Expansion of Adult Misdemeanor DWI Drug Court Program | $199,600.00 |
| First Judicial District Court | Expansion of Adult Felony DUI/DWI Drug Court Program | $190,425.00 |
| Office of the District
Attorney - First Judicial District |
Community Prosecution
Program - Planning |
$75,000.00 |
| Hands Across Cultures | Drug-Free Communities Mobilization Program | $99,770.00 |
Federal Technical Assistance Resources
The Office of Justice Programs and its partners in the federal government, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment [CSAT], the National Institute on Drug Abuse [NIDA], and the National Institute of Corrections [NIC] have identified technical assistance that is to be made available from their respective agencies to support the recommendations in this report. The technical assistance is organized into three categories based on the time frame of its availability:
|
Technical Assistance Area |
Agency |
Time Frame |
|
Municipal DWI Court in Espanola |
OJP |
Immediate |
|
Adult Felony Drug Court |
OJP |
Immediate |
|
Assessment of Jail Inmate Tracking System |
NIC Jail Center |
Immediate |
|
Rio Arriba Substance Abuse Treatment Services Needs Assessment |
CSAT | Immediate |
|
Economic Development Assessment |
OJP/Executive Office of Weed and Seed |
Immediate |
|
Information Systems Assessment and Design |
OJP/SEARCH GROUP |
Immediate(4) Short Range Long Range |
|
Technical Assistance Area |
Agency |
Time Frame |
|
Community Epidemiology |
NIDA |
Short Range(5) |
|
What Works Publications and Materials on Drug Abuse |
NIDA |
Short Range |
|
State Wide Needs Assessment on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services |
CSAT/SAMSHA |
Short Range |
|
Develop Proposed Infra-Structure |
OJP/Executive Office of Weed and Seed |
Short Range |
|
Implement and Sustain Proposed Infra-Structure |
OJP/U.S. Attorney for New Mexico |
Long Range |
4. Additional information about Information Systems assistance is provided in the Appendix to this report.
5. A brief explanation of NIDA's community epidemiology technical assistance program is provided in the Appendix to this report.