The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) program assists governments in the development and implementation of substance use treatment programs in state, local, and tribal correctional and detention facilities as well as in the creation and maintenance of community reintegration services for individuals with a strong emphasis on evidence-based best practices.
In Montana, funds are managed by the MT Board of Crime Control. Awarded activities must be provided at a residential treatment facility that is apart from the general correctional population. Further, programs must develop the inmate's cognitive, behavioral, social, vocational and other skills to solve the substance abuse and related problems.
RSAT Program funds will be used to implement three types of programs: residential, jail-based, and aftercare as described below. A program must implement and/or continue to require urinalysis or other proven reliable forms of testing, including both periodic and random testing (1) of an offender before the offender enters a residential substance abuse treatment program; (2) during the period in which the offender participates in the treatment program; and (3) of an offender released from a residential substance abuse treatment program if the offender remains in the custody of the state.
RSAT Program funds will be used to implement Residential Programs based on effective scientific practices that:
- Engage inmates for a period between 6 and 12 months.
- Provide residential treatment facilities set apart – in a completely separate facility or dedicated housing unit in a facility exclusively for use by RSAT participants – from the general correctional population.
- Focus on the inmate's substance abuse diagnosis and addiction-related needs.
- Develop the inmate's behavioral, cognitive, social, vocational, and other skills to solve the substance abuse and related problems.
- Require urinalysis and/or other proven reliable forms of drug and alcohol testing for program participants, including both periodic and random testing, and for former participants while they remain in the custody of the state, local or tribal government.
- Prepare inmates for successful community reintegration, including post-release referral to appropriate evidence-based aftercare treatment and/or service providers including those that support the use of medication-assisted treatment.
RSAT Program funds will be used to implement Jail-based Programs designed on effective scientific practices that:
Engage inmates for at least 3 months.
- Focus on the inmate's substance abuse diagnosis and addiction-related needs.
- Develop the inmate's behavioral, cognitive, social, vocational, and other skills to solve the substance abuse and related problems.
- Require urinalysis and/or other proven reliable forms of drug and alcohol testing for program participants, including both periodic and random testing, and for former participants while they remain in the custody of the state, local or tribal government.
- Prepare offenders for successful community reintegration, including post-release referral to appropriate evidence-based aftercare treatment and/or service providers that support the use of medication-assisted treatment.
If possible, RSAT participation should be limited to inmates with 6 to 12 months remaining in their confinement so they can be released from prison instead of returning to the general prison population after completing the program.
RSAT program funds cannot be used directly or indirectly for (1) land acquisition or construction projects; (2) projects in private prisons or jails; or (3) evaluation of programs.
Private and non-private, nonprofit agencies are not eligible to apply. All applicants (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.