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Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT)
The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program [34 U.S.C. 10421 et. seq.,], assists states, tribal, and local governments to develop and implement substance use disorder (SUD) treatment programs in state and local correctional and detention facilities and to create and maintain community-based aftercare services for offenders. The RSAT Program seeks to increase access to evidence-based prevention and treatment, reduce overdose deaths, and support increased access to evidence-based substance use disorder treatment and recovery support services, including medication-assisted treatment (MAT), which is the use of medication in combination with counseling and behavior therapies to treat incarcerated individuals.
RSAT Funding Interest Form
RSAT Funds are now on a three year funding cycle, starting with Funding Year 2023 (CY24). However, if your state, tribal, or local government program meets or will meet the eligibility requirements for RSAT funding and wish to receive RSAT funds after January 1, 2024, please fill out the RSAT Funding Interest Form and email it to PGR@isp.idaho.gov.
Program Requirements
RSAT funds may be used to implement three types of programs: residential, jail-based, and aftercare. At least 10 percent of the total state allocation shall be made available to local correctional and detention facilities – provided such facilities exist – for either residential substance abuse treatment programs or jail-based substance use disorder treatment programs.
Residential SUD treatment programs in prisons and juvenile detention centers must meet all of the following criteria:
(1) Engage individuals with SUD or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders for a period of between 6 and 12 months.
(2) Require periodic/random drug testing of individuals while they are in the program and under community supervision.
(3) Establish a therapeutic community (i.e.,program participants are set apart from the general population).
(4) Provide aftercare services.
Residential SUD treatment programs in jails must meet all of the following criteria:
(1) Engage individuals with SUD or co-occurring substance use and serious mental health disorders for at least 3 months.
(2) Require periodic/random drug testing of individuals while they are in the program and under community supervision.
(3) Make every effort to establish a therapeutic community.
(4) Provide aftercare services.
Jail-based SUD treatment programs that initiate or continue evidence-based SUD treatment programs, including medication-assisted treatment, in pretrial populations and/ or foster connections to SUD treatment in the community upon pretrial release.
Aftercare services include case management and the full continuum of recovery and aftercare services, which may include human service and rehabilitation programs such as educational and job training, parole supervision, half-way house, self-help, and peer group programs.
For more information, please see the frequently asked questions at RSAT FAQs.
Match
The federal share of a grant-funded project may not exceed 75 percent of the project’s total cost. The 25 percent matching funds may be in the form of cash or in-kind contributions. See the DOJ Financial Guide for information and examples of what constitutes match.
