IT is the intent of pccd to use rsat funds to address four project areas: (1) support in-house, jail-based, including county jail work release centers, medication assisted treatment (mat) including…

The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) received a $1,307,921 Formula Grant award 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 grant funding will be used to support several key initiatives over a 4-year performance period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2027:

1. Provide medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and evidence-based programming for substance use disorders in county jails and work release centers.
2. Expand the PADOC's MAT program through 3 new staff positions and associated travel.
3. Deploy a mobile MAT unit to deliver treatment services to PADOC MAT program reentrants who lack medical coverage upon release.
4. Expand the network of certified recovery specialists within the PADOC through training and certification.

The grant will fund these initiatives through a combination of direct program implementation by PCCD as well as sub-awards to county agencies and the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.

IT is the intent of pccd to use rsat funds to address four project areas: (1) support in-house, jail-based, including county jail work release centers, medication assisted treatment (mat) including treatment and services to address opioid use reduction. This approach will include evidence-based programs (EBPS), that develop an inmates cognitive, behavioral, social, vocational, and other skills, to solve the substance use and other related problems of the offender. (2) support the expansion of padocs mat program through three staff positions and their associated travel. (3) support a mobile mat unit to provide treatment services to padoc mat program reentrants who are not covered by medical assistance (MA) upon release to the community. (4) support the expansion of a network of certified recovery specialists at the padoc through training and certification. Pccd intends to use a portion of rsat funds to implement mat conjoined with EBPS at the county jail and work release center levels. As part of pccds competitive solicitation process and upon approval of rsat funds, eligibility for mat programs will apply exclusively to counties. Pccd intends to use the remainder of rsat funds to support a direct subaward to the padoc for mat staff positions, the mobile mat unit, and the expansion of a network of certified recovery specialists.