Rural Community Toolbox: Funding & Resources for Rural Communities to Address Substance Misuse

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Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program (RSAT)

Link

https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2023-171785

Additional Links

Notice of Funding Opportunity (Grants.gov)

Deadline

Application Deadline: Aug 9, 2023

Sponsor

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

Purpose

Funds efforts to reduce substance use and overdose deaths in prisons and jails and help inmates achieve improved outcomes upon release from incarceration by providing evidence-based treatment and recovery support services for individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) and/or co-occurring mental health disorders (COD). Assists state, local, and tribal governments to develop the skills and capabilities needed to fulfill the following objectives:

  • Improve the ability of state, local, and tribal governments to offer evidence-based SUD or COD treatment programs in prisons and jails throughout the U.S.
  • Help offenders plan for reintegration into society
  • Increase the number of prisons and jails offering medication-assisted treatment (MAT) to incarcerated individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD)
  • Provide community-based treatment, recovery supports, and other broad-based care services to assist individuals and communities with the reentry process and care continuity

RSAT funds can be used to support the following program areas:

  1. Residential programs that provide services to individuals in prison or juvenile detention centers for a period of 6 to 12 months
  2. Jail-based programs that provide services to incarcerated individuals for at least 3 months.
  3. Aftercare programs that ensure continuity of care by placing participants in community-based residential or non- residential SUD treatment facilities upon their release

Program requirements include:

  • Providing residential treatment facilities set apart from the general correctional population
  • Required urinalysis and/or other proven reliable forms of drug and alcohol testing for those enrolled in the program at periodic and random testing intervals, and for former program participants while they remain in the custody of the state or local government
  • Ensuring participants of Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)-funded SUD treatment programs are provided aftercare services when they leave incarceration
  • Aftercare services that include the coordination of the correctional facility treatment program with other human services and recovery support services and programs such as educational and job training, parole supervision, recovery housing, and others such as education and career training, parole supervision, and peer support.

Proposals that support programs in rural and tribal areas are strongly encouraged.

Amount of Funding

Funds are awarded non-competitively to states by formula.

Award ceiling: $4,395,000
Award floor: $160,000
Project period: 48 months
Estimated number of awards: Up to 56
Estimated total program funding: $40,257,160

Applicants must provide matching funds for a portion of the project. Generally, an award may not exceed 75% of the total project costs.

Who Can Apply

Applications may be submitted by U.S. states, including:

  • District of Columbia
  • Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
  • American Samoa
  • Guam
  • Northern Mariana Islands

Funds are granted to state offices who may then award grants to subrecipients, including state and local government agencies and federally recognized Indian tribal governments that perform law enforcement functions.

States must coordinate the design and implementation of treatment and recovery support programs with state correctional representatives and the state alcohol and drug abuse agency in order to be eligible.

In fiscal year 2023, all state, local, and university and college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process in order to be eligible for grant funding.

Geographic Coverage

Nationwide

What This Program Funds

Capacity Building • New Program

Application Process

Application instructions, requirements, and other information about the online application process can be found in the funding announcement.

Applications must be submitted electronically through a 2-step process:

  • Step 1: Applicants will submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in grants.gov by the August 9, 2023 deadline.
  • Step 2: Applicants will submit the full application, including attachments, in the JustGrants grants management system by the August 14, 2023 deadline.

Contact

For questions on submitting in grants.gov:
800-518-4726
support@grants.gov

For questions on submitting in JustGrants:
833-872-5175
JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov

For programmatic questions and technical assistance:
Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Response Center
800-851-3420
TTY at 301-240-6310
grants@ncjrs.gov

Topics This Program Addresses

Community Planning and Coalition Building • Community Supervision • Crime Reduction • Education and Training • Justice System • Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) • Mental Health • Opioids • Overdose Prevention • Recovery • Social Services • Substance Use Disorder • Treatment