Residential substance abuse treatment program

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $149,509 Formula Grant to the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety under the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners program (CFDA 16.593). The funding supports residential substance use disorder treatment services for adult males at the Department of Corrections, Rhode Island from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025.

As a Formula Grant under the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners program, the funding enhances access to evidence-based substance use disorder treatment and reduces overdose deaths by supporting treatment for incarcerated individuals at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections. Specifically, $149,509 is provided for residential substance abuse treatment services delivered by the Department of Corrections, Rhode Island to adult males from October 2021 to September 2025.