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Amendment to the grant agreement with the Florida Department of Children and Families for the 2023 Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Reinvestment Grant.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approval and execution by the County Administrator of the amendment to the agreement with the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) for the 2023 Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse (CJMHSA) Reinvestment Grant.
• The CJMHSA Reinvestment Grant funds implementation or expansion projects that increase public safety and avert increased spending on criminal and juvenile justice systems.
• The County’s Treatment for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness (TIEH) project serves adults 18 or over who have a mental illness, substance use disorder, or co-occurring disorder and who are in, or at risk of entering the criminal justice system.
• The award provides $400,000.00 per year over three years for a total of $1,200,000.00. A 100% in-kind match is provided by Pinellas County Human Services, Boley Centers, Inc., Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, and Eleos Health.
• The amendment corrects language in the original DCF agreement, Exhibit C-Task List Section C.2.4.3, and Exhibit E- Minimum Performance Measure’s and Performance Evaluation Methodology, sections E.1.1 through E.2.6.
• This amendment, by itself, has no fiscal impact on Pinellas County.
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Strategic Plan:
Healthy and Safe Communities
2.1 Improve public health.
Smart Service Delivery
4.2 Achieve and maintain a high level of customer satisfaction.
4.4 Pursue continuous improvement.
Summary:
The 2023 CJMHSA Grant awarded to Pinellas County funds TIEH, which serves adults 18 or over who have a mental illness, substance use disorder, or co-occurring disorder and who are in, or at risk of entering the criminal justice system. The amendment corrects language in the original DCF agreement, Exhibit C-Task List Section C.2.4.3, and Exhibit E- Minimum Performance Measure’s and Performance Evaluation Methodology, sections E.1.1 through E.2.6.
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Background Information:
DCF’s CJMHSA Grant provides funding to counties for initiatives that improve public safety, avert increased justice system spending, and improve accessibility and efficacy of treatment services for people in or at-risk of entering the justice system who have mental illness, substance use disorders, or co-occurring disorders. The primary goal of the TIEH program is to provide intensive clinical and support services. Funding for TIEH through the CJMHSA Grant began on February 1, 2025, and will conclude on January 31, 2028.
The Board of County Commissioners approved the grant agreement with DCF on February 25, 2025, and the funding agreement with Boley Centers, Inc. on July 22, 2025.
Fiscal Impact:
No fiscal impact to funding by or through this item.
This amendment, by itself, has no fiscal impact on Pinellas County.
Delegated Authority:
Authority for the County Administrator to sign this amendment is granted under Code Section 2-62 (a)(2).
Staff Member Responsible:
Karen Yatchum, Director, Human Services
Partners:
Florida Department of Children and Families
Pinellas County, Department of Human Services
Boley Centers, Inc.,
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Safe Harbor
Eleos Health
Attachments:
Executed DCF Grant Agreement LH887
DCF Amendment LH887-01