AWARD RECIPIENT:

North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts
Raleigh, NC

AWARD AMOUNT:

$187,228*

PURPOSE: The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (NCAOC) will use grant funds to implement a statewide juvenile and family enhancement initiative. There are currently 2 operational youth treatment courts, 1 operational family treatment court, and 3 planning youth treatment courts. The juvenile and family enhancement initiative consists of a 3-pronged approach of technical assistance, a management information system, and evaluation. The NCAOC will use grant funds for a juvenile and family drug court specialist to provide technical assistance to operational drug courts and ensure that planning programs are developed in compliance with the Key Components and NC Core Elements of drug court programs. Funds will be used to create a juvenile management information system and conduct a statewide process and outcome evaluation of the juvenile and family drug treatment courts. The grant recipient will coordinate the drug court effort with the following agencies or offices: Forsyth Youth Treatment Court, Durham Youth Treatment Court, Wake County Youth Treatment Court, North Carolina Public Defender System, North Carolina District Attorney's Association, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Department of Health and Human Services, and Drug Treatment Court Management Committee.

LOCAL CONTACT:

Randolph B. Monchick, Drug Treatment Court Administrator
North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts
2 E. Morgan Street, Suite 114
Raleigh, NC 27602
919/715-4876

OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS CONTACT:

Linda Mansour
202/616-3534

* This is a tentative award amount pending final budget review.