Residential Substance Abuse Treatment

RSAT supports the development and implementation of substance use treatment programs in state, local, and tribal correctional and detention facilities. It also supports the development and sustainability of community reintegration services for people who have been released from incarceration.

Administering Agency:

BJA

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Key Details:

Funding Overview:

Common Uses:

Funding is used to provide treatment services in jails, residential centers, and aftercare services. Uses of funding include medication-assisted treatment; overdose risk and relapse prevention; and integrated substance use treatment for people with mental illnesses.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Jail-Based Treatment, Prescription Medication, Screening/Assessment, Supportive Housing, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: By formula to state based on prison population

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 4 years

Funding Type: Block Grant, Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Direct Allocation, Talk to State, Application Process

Match Requirement: Yes

State Pass-Through:Yes

Notes:

Eligible applicants are limited to states, the District of Columbia, and territories' administering agencies designated to administer the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program. The state office may award subgrants to state agencies and units of local government, including federally recognized Indian tribal governments that perform law enforcement functions (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior).

Community-based organizations are eligible entities either in partnership with a state/local/tribal entity or in subgrants from the state.