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Department of Justice (DOJ) <br />Office of Justice Programs <br />Bureau of Justice Assistance <br /> <br /> <br />Washington, D.C. 20531 <br /> <br />Name and Address of Recipient: KITTITAS, COUNTY OF <br /> 205 W 5TH AVE STE 108 <br /> <br />City, State and Zip:ELLENSBURG, WA 98926 <br /> <br />Recipient UEI:WQ23XPBSAU44 <br />Project Title: Evidence-Based SUD <br />Treatment Award Number: 15PBJA-23-GG-02353-COAP <br />Solicitation Title: BJA FY 23 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-based Program <br />Federal Award Amount: $797,044.00 Federal Award Date: 9/25/23 <br />Awarding Agency: Office of Justice Programs <br />Bureau of Justice Assistance <br />Funding Instrument Type:Grant <br />Opportunity Category: D <br />Assistance Listing: <br />16.838 - Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program <br />Project Period Start Date: 10/1/23 Project Period End Date: 9/30/26 <br />Budget Period Start Date: 10/1/23 Budget Period End Date : 9/30/26 <br />Project Description: <br />The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office is applying for funding in the amount of$797,044.67. If funded, the project will serve <br />those incarcerated at the Kittitas County Jaillocated in Ellensburg, Washington including both Kittitas County residents <br />as well as otherclients from other areas of the state as well. As of 2020, Kittitas County has an estimatedpopulation of <br />44,337 and the Jail's daily population is steadily rising since the pandemic, butcurrently an average of 98 people <br />incarcerated daily. The request for this funding is to develop aproject that will expand and enhance evidence-based <br />medication for opioid use disorder(MOUD), as well as recovery support services within the Kittitas County Jail. The <br />KittitasCounty Jail currently has been working under the award (#2020-AR-BX-0148) for $600,000from the Bureau of <br />Justice Assistance FY2020 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and SubstanceAbuse Program (COSSAP) and are <br />wanting to continue with the successes they have had, whileenhancing the program to continue to lower recidivism and <br />having a positive effect on the entirecommunity they serve. According to the Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer, <br />KittitasCounty is eligible for Rural Health Grants. According to the most available stats in 2018, Theration of Kittitas <br />County residents to primary care physicians is 1710:1. The University ofWashington released stats in January of 2023 <br />that states “Crime lab data for police evidencetesting indicate a 186% increase in the number of cases positive for <br />opioids statewide between2002- and 2018-2020, with increases in most counties”. The Kittitas County Jail houses <br />allpersons who are booked within the 2,297.3 square miles and serve all local Law Enforcementagencies as well as <br />the United State Marshalls and Washington State Department of Corrections.The program is designed to enhance and <br />increase staff training, screening, delivery of onsiteservices including intake, induction, dosing, care coordination and <br />post-release coordination.The Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office will seek a MOUD partner that is committed to <br />enhancingthe already established programming and consist of medical providers carrying certifications inAddiction and <br />Emergency Medicine, Internal, OB/GYN, and Family Medicine, as well as otherspecialties. The program will include a <br />researcher to develop and provide the necessary data asrequired and to further find ways to increase its capabilities by <br />utilizing a mixed methodapproach consisting of participant interviews, MAT retention rates, and recidivism statistics. <br />Page: 1 of 22