Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) RSAT for State Prisoners Program seeks to break the cycle of drug addiction and violence by reducing the demand for, use, and trafficking of illegal drugs. The RSAT for State Prisoners Program assists states with developing and implementing residential substance use disorder treatment programs within state correctional facilities, as well as within local correctional and detention facilities, in which inmates are incarcerated for a period of time sufficient to permit substance use treatment. The program encourages the establishment and maintenance of drug-free prisons and jails and developing and implementing specialized residential substance use disorder treatment programs that identify and provide appropriate treatment to inmates with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders or challenges.
RSAT’s objectives are to:
- Enhance the capabilities of states and units of local and tribal governments to provide residential substance use disorder treatment for incarcerated inmates.
- Prepare individuals for reintegration into communities.
- Assist individuals and communities through the reentry process by delivering community-based treatment and other broad-based aftercare services.
Project Details
Project Application Due Date
November 20, 2023
Amount Available
The amount available for FY 2021 RSAT for State Prisoners Program Formula Grant awards is $439,154. A minimum of 10% of funds available for awards ($43,915) is available for local correctional and detention facilities.
Award period
April 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
Program Requirements
RSAT funds must be used to support the provision of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment to adult and juvenile populations during detention or incarceration and recovery support and aftercare services post release. RSAT funding may also be used for treatment for co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders, and for medication-assisted treatment (MAT), which is the use of medications in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies for individuals with alcohol and opioid use disorders. Treatment programs and their associated requirements include:
RSAT Program funds may be used to implement three types of programs: residential, jail-based, and aftercare.
Of funding that may be allocated to local correctional and detention facilities, priority consideration will be given to support programs in rural and tribal areas.
Residential
Residential SUD treatment programs in prisons and juvenile detention centers must meet all of the following criteria:
● Engage individuals with SUD or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders for a period of between 6 and 12 months.
● Require periodic/random drug testing of individuals while they are in the program and under community supervision.
● Establish a therapeutic community (i.e., program participants are set apart from the general population).
● Provide aftercare services.
Whenever possible, RSAT residential program participation should be limited to inmates with 6 to 12 months remaining in their confinement.
Jail-based
Residential SUD treatment programs in jails must meet all of the following criteria:
● Engage individuals with SUD or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders for at least 3 months.
● Require periodic/random drug testing of individuals while they are in the program and under community supervision.
● Make every effort to establish a therapeutic community (i.e., program participants are set apart from the general population).
● Provide aftercare services.
Aftercare
Aftercare services must involve coordination of the correctional facility treatment program with other human service and rehabilitation programs, and with the federal assistance for substance abuse treatment and aftercare services currently provided by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Aftercare services include case management and the full continuum of recovery and aftercare services, which may include:
● Educational and job training programs;
● Parole supervision programs;
● Half-way house programs; and
● Participation in self-help and peer group programs that may aid in the rehabilitation of individuals in the SUD treatment program.
Match/Other Budget Considerations:
This funding opportunity requires a 25% cash or in-kind match. *
Note: Federal funds cannot be used as matching funds. Match is restricted to the same use of funds as allowed for the Federal funds.
*Cash match is an actual cash contribution to the grant project from either the grantee organization’s own funds (general revenue), cash donations, or non-federal grants. In-kind match is a contribution to the grant project, typically in the form of the value of personnel, goods, and services, including direct and indirect costs, either from the grantee organization or a third party.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility
State agencies (state prisons and juvenile programs) and units of local and tribal government (local correctional and detention facilities), including federally recognized Indian tribes, as well as community-based service providers, in which residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment programs are being developed and implemented with inmates with substance use disorders or challenges and/or co-occurring mental health disorders and who are incarcerated for a period of time sufficient to permit substance use treatment.
Local correctional and detention facility programs in rural and tribal areas will be given priority consideration for RSAT awards made with funds set aside for units of local and tribal government.
Intent to Apply Due October 20:
Please submit intent to apply to the Division of Criminal Justice no later than October 20, 2023, by 5:00 PM.
FAILURE TO SUBMIT THIS INTENT TO APPLY INFORMATION MAY DISQUALIFY YOU FROM APPLYING.
Next Steps
Once your Intent to Apply has been approved, you will be informed of the amount you are eligible to apply for and provided with application instructions.
Project Materials
Grant announcement, project applications and instructions can be obtained through the online application system ZOOMGRANTS.
Project Submission
Project applications must be submitted online (ZOOMGRANTS) on or before MONDAY, November 20, 2023 at 11:59pm.
PROJECT APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE.
Failure to submit a complete project application may result in denial of funding.
Questions?
For questions regarding the RSAT application, other than technical issues, please email Amy Miller or call 720-357-4962.
If you experience problems or have questions about how to use ZoomGrants, please contact the DCJ Grant System Manager.