Manchin, Capito Announce More Than $6 Million in Criminal Justice, Drug Funding
Resources will support opioid response, law enforcement, sexual assault prevention and counseling
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today announced a total of $6,230,291 for West Virginia from the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ). A significant amount of the funding will go towards responding to West Virginia’s opioid crisis through programs authorized by the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA). Additional funding will enhance state law enforcement data collection and storage, support services for sexual assault victims, and improve outcomes for the inmate population.
“As we know all too well in West Virginia, the damaging effects of substance abuse not only impacts our families and friends, but our communities,” Senator Manchin said. “I am encouraged by the commitment the Department of Justice continues to make to West Virginia, ensuring we have the resources to tackle this crisis and other issues facing our population. Drug Courts in particular continue to prove their worth as an effective investment of federal dollars that help drug-addicted individuals avoid incarceration, reduce their risk of recidivism, and improve public safety and health. Fighting violence against women is crucial to ensure every member of our community feels safe. I will continue to fight for resources to ensure every West Virginian is safe.”
“I was proud to help the Senate pass the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act last year, and this is why. Because of that bill, we have new tools to respond to the drug crisis and improve the safety and well-being of West Virginians,” Senator Capito said. “This announcement and the funding that will follow shows our communities that they are not alone in this fight.”
Individual awards listed below:
- West Virginia Supreme Court
- $1,415,400 through the Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program
- West Virginia Division of Justice and Community Services
- $900,000 through the Improving Criminal Justice Responses Program
- $859,140 through the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)
- $750,000 through the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-based Program (authorized by CARA)
- $365,591 through the Sexual Assault Services Program
- $147,387 through the State Justice Statistics Program
- $99,399 through the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program
- $45,793 through the Prison Rape Elimination Act
- City of Huntington
- $650,000 through the Second Chance Act Reentry Program
- $300,000 through the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-based Program (authorized by CARA)
- Logan County Commission
- $399,123 through the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-based Program (authorized by CARA)
- Berkeley County Council
- $298,458 through the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-based Program (authorized by CARA)
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