PROVIDENCE - The U.S. Department of Justice notified U.S. Senator Jack Reed today that $400,000 in federal funding Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) secured for the Rhode Island Family Treatment Drug Court has been sent to the Court. Reed secured the funding as part of the Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary funding bill l for Fiscal Year 2005, The $400,000 will be used for a new program which serves low-income children and families affected by parental use of drugs and alcohol. The program provides substance-abuse treatment for parents, ensures intensive case monitoring, provides supervision of court orders, and assists with compliance and progress in treatment. The allotted funds would cover program and staff expansion and development.