The west virginia division of administrative services (DAS)/justice and community services (JCS) will administer funds from the allocation of the FY 2022 residential substance abuse treatment (rsat)…

The West Virginia Division of Administrative Services/Justice and Community Services (DAS/JCS) will administer $302,965 in funding from FY 2022 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Formula Grant program funds awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant period is from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026. Funds will support the continuation of 10 RSAT therapeutic communities within the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) facilities. DCR will implement treatment programs, training, and aftercare services to fulfill the goals of the RSAT for State Prisoners program, which aims to increase access to evidence-based substance use disorder treatment and reduce overdose deaths. Per the notice, grant funds will also support residential substance abuse treatment and aftercare planning services for special inmate populations assigned to specific drug treatment units at 10 correctional and regional jail facilities.

The west virginia division of administrative services (DAS)/justice and community services (JCS) will administer funds from the allocation of the FY 2022 residential substance abuse treatment (rsat) grant program. Funds will be sub-granted to the WV division of corrections and rehabilitation (DCR), the entity responsible for fulfilling the requirements and following the regulations of the rsat grant program. The division will use this funding to continue to support rsat facilities established within the state's correctional system. DCR will continue to implement the standards and methods for 10 rsat therapeutic communities in its facilities. The proposed project will utilize funding to implement the treatment programs, training and aftercare services for the period of october 1, 2022 to september 30, 2026.