BJA: Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Training and Technical Assistance Program

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for funding to provide training and technical assistance (TTA) to grantees and practitioners to improve correctional substance use disorder treatment programming and post-release outcomes for individuals who are incarcerated.

Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

State: All States

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/26/2022

Size of the Grant: $800,000

Grant Duration: 1 year

Details:

The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program assists states and local governments to develop and implement substance use disorder treatment programs in state, local, and tribal correctional and detention facilities and to create and maintain community-based aftercare and reentry services. BJA is seeking a training and technical assistance (TTA) provider to support RSAT for State Prisoners Program state administrators and practitioners in their efforts to implement evidence-based substance use disorder treatment programming and improve outcomes for detained and incarcerated individuals post-release.

The RSAT for State Prisoners Program assists states, tribes, and local governments with developing and implementing residential substance use disorder treatment programs within the state, local, and tribal correctional and detention facilities. These programs identify and provide appropriate treatment to individuals with substance use disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders or challenges. Also, they create and maintain community-based continuing care and reentry services.

Goals

The goal of the RSAT for State Prisoners TTA Program is to assist BJA formula grant recipients consisting of states, tribes, and units of local government in the provision of residential treatment services that treat substance use disorders along with co-occurring mental health conditions in inmates/detainees to prepare them for reintegration into their communities. These treatment programs are expected to provide service in accordance with the evidence of what works in correctional treatment. The selected TTA provider must be able to administer comprehensive and high-quality TTA to grantees overseeing prisons and jails and align its policies and practices with the Promising Practices Guidelines for Residential Substance Abuse (PPG for RSAT). All TTA must be grounded in data, research, and best practices. Additionally, the TTA should enhance the capacities of the recipients to address similar issues on their own after the grant expires.

Objectives

• The role of the selected TTA provider will be to assist BJA formula grantees and sub-recipients in accomplishing the overall program’s objectives and the objectives of their specific grant-funded projects. The selected TTA provider must be able to administer comprehensive and high-quality TTA to support the implementation of programming consistent with the PPG for RSAT. Additionally, the selected TTA provider will need to be responsive to requests for information or assistance from criminal justice practitioners, while also advancing the state of knowledge in correctional substance use disorder treatment and aftercare.
• Approaches to TTA will range from simple to complex, from short- to long-term, and from agency-specific to systemwide. Mechanisms for providing TTA can include, but are not limited to: conference calls, onsite consultation, video conferencing, webinars, publications, peer-to-peer learning sessions, coaching, customized resource packets, facilitated sessions, training, and guided planning processes (e.g., guidance documents, fidelity assessments, development and/or review of policy and procedures, and in-person grantee training).

Funding Information

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