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Collaborative Justice | Fiscal Year 2025-26 Substance Abuse Focus Grant and Dependency Drug Court Augmentation Grant Funding (Action Required)
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Summary
The Collaborative Justice Courts Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council allocate the Substance Abuse Focus Grant (SAFG) Program’s fiscal year (FY) 2025-26 funds to the trial courts using the population-based methodology approved in September 2023. The Budget Act of 2025 allocated $1.16 million for the SAFG Program to the superior courts to maintain, expand, or enhance collaborative courts. A total of $75,000 in federal Court Improvement Program funds is also available in FY 2025-26 to fund dependency drug courts.
Recommendation
The Collaborative Justice Courts Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council, effective July 18, 2025, approve the distribution of grants from the Collaborative Justice Courts SAFG Program and the Dependency Drug Court Augmentation for FY 2025-26 to courts as allocated by the population-based methodology approved at the Judicial Council meeting on September 19, 2023, as outlined below.