The florida department of law enforcement (fdle) proposes to allocate funds for residential substance abuse treatment program (rsat) services for prisoners in state and local correctional…

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has been awarded a $2,644,815 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program (CFDA 16.593). The funding will be used to provide substance abuse treatment services for prisoners in state and local correctional facilities, as well as community-based residential treatment programs, in order to break the cycle of drug addiction and criminal behavior. Specifically, the grant will support a range of evidence-based interventions, including low-intensity psycho-education, day/night treatment, high-intensity residential therapeutic community programs, and treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. At least 10% of the total funding will be allocated to local county corrections departments to fund jail-based RSAT programs. The grant period runs from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2027.

The florida department of law enforcement (fdle) proposes to allocate funds for residential substance abuse treatment program (rsat) services for prisoners in state and local correctional facilities, as well as community-based residential treatment facilities. Funding will be allocated through subawards to address the impact of substance abuse on the states population and aid in floridas ability to break the cycle of drugs and violence by reducing the demand for and use of illegal substances through addiction treatment. Subaward activities may include, but are not limited to, utilizing rsat funding for the expansion of opioid substance abuse treatment services for eligible participants in prisons, jails, and community-based residential treatment facilities. Funding may also be used for programs such as low intensity psycho-education, day/night treatment, high intensity residential therapeutic community programs, and treatment for CO-occurring mental health/substance use disorders in adult and juvenile populations. Fdle will allocate no less than 10% of its total funding amount for local county correction departments provided they exist, to fund the jail-based rsat program for offenders incarcerated in local facilities.