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) was awarded a $962,704 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program (CFDA 16.593). The grant will support the following key activities over the 4-year performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2028:

1. Provide medication-assisted treatment (MAT), including treatment and services to address opioid use reduction, within county jails and work release centers, along with evidence-based programs to develop cognitive, behavioral, social, vocational, and other skills to help offenders address substance use and related problems.

2. Expand the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections' (PADOC) MAT program through three new staff positions and associated travel.

3. Implement a mobile MAT unit to provide treatment services to PADOC MAT program participants upon their release to the community who are not covered by Medicaid.

4. Continue supporting the expansion of a network of certified recovery specialists within the PADOC through training and certification.

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) continue to 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.