Janice CasteelABOUT THE GRANTAmount: $800,000.Provider: Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration from a federal grant.Timeline: Jan. 1, 2011 through June 30, 2013.Source: City of Cleveland
CLEVELAND, Tenn. – A 16-week intervention program is available for people convicted of a crime that can be tied to drug or alcohol abuse.
People can be referred to the program, offered through the Behavior Research Institute in Cleveland, by family court, local probation officers and others.
It is funded through the Tennessee Targeted Community Crime Reduction grant that Cleveland and a few other cities were awarded months ago.
So far, though, participation has been low, officials said. But that’s because the program is new and the community is still learning about it, Grant Evaluator David Watts told representatives from partnering agencies Tuesday.