Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Program

The RSAT Program assists states and local governments in developing and implementing substance usedisorder treatment programs in local detention facilities, and supports efforts to create and maintain community-based aftercare services for individuals who are/have been justice involved. Historically, the California RSAT Program has funded local detention facilities to provide in-custody treatment services with an aftercare component requirement.

The goals of the RSAT Program are to enhance the capability local units of government to provide substance use disorder treatment for people who are incarcerated; prepare individuals who are/have been justice involved for their reintegration into the communities from which they came by incorporating reentry planning activities into treatment programs; and assist those individuals and their communities through the reentry process by delivering community-based treatment and other broad-based aftercare services. The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Grant Program Proposal Package submission is available through an online portal submission process. Applicants must submit proposals through the BSCC Submittable portal by 5:00 p.m. (PST) on February 2, 2024 at which time the portal will close and no longer accept proposals. Prospective applicants are asked, but not required, to submit a non-binding letter indicating their intent to apply. These letters help the BSCC plan for the proposal evaluation process. The principal purpose of the RSAT Program is to break the cycle of drugs and violence by reducing the demand, use, and trafficking of illegal drugs. Counties that operate adult local detention facilities are eligible to apply and receive funding. Only one proposal per county may be submitted. To be eligible for RSAT funding, applicants must provide both a jail-based (in-custody) substance use disorder treatment program and aftercare services. RSAT funding may be used for the in-custody component, the aftercare component, or both. Proposals selected for funding will be under Grant Agreement with the BSCC from July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2027. The term of the Grant Agreement includes a three-year service delivery period and an additional six months to finalize and submit the required Final Local Evaluation Report and financial audit. The service delivery period ends on June 30, 2027. After this date, be advised that only expenses associated with completion of the Local Evaluation Report and financial audit may be incurred between July 1, 2027 and December 31, 2027.  Funding for the second and third years is contingent on the amount and availability of federal funding and on compliance with the RSAT program requirements. Applicants shall build their proposal, objectives, activities, and budget information for the entire term of the Grant Agreement. A total of $7,500,000 in federal RSAT funding is available statewide for this RFP. Adult detention facilities will be allowed to request up to a maximum of $1,500,000 for the period of July 1, 2024 through December 31, 2027. Applicants are encouraged to request only the amount of funds needed to support their proposal and not base the request on the maximum allowed. A 25 percent (25%) match of the grant funds awarded to the recipient is required. Matching funds may be either state or local dollars. Federal funds are not an allowable match source for this grant. Grantees must budget five percent (5%) of the total requested grant funds for their project’s data collection and evaluation efforts.