The idaho state police pass-through grants and research (PGR) is applying for the FY 2024 residential substance abuse treatment formula grant to create or enhance jail-based programs and to support…

The Idaho State Police, through its Pass-Through Grants and Research (PGR) division, was awarded a $319,676 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.593). The grant funding will be used to create or enhance jail-based substance use disorder (SUD) treatment programs and support underfunded SUD treatment services at the Twin Falls County Adult Detention Facility in Idaho. Key services provided through the grant include employing an addictions/mental health counselor and two case managers to deliver SUD treatment, mental health care, and reentry support services to incarcerated individuals. The goal is to break the cycle of addiction and criminal behavior by providing evidence-based, trauma-informed treatment and comprehensive reentry planning to facilitate successful community reintegration. The grant award period runs from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2028.

The idaho state police pass-through grants and research (PGR) is applying for the FY 2024 residential substance abuse treatment formula grant to create or enhance jail-based programs and to support the under-funded jail-based residential substance abuse treatment programs in idaho. The current rsat subgrantee that will apply for continued funding is the twin falls county adult detention facility. To date, no other entities throughout the state have been identified as being able to meet the required rsat elements. Twin falls county adult detention facility seeks to continue improving access to care for offenders with substance use disorders (oftentimes with a CO-occurring mental illness) who are incarcerated at the adult detention facility in twin falls, idaho. Collaborating with criminal justice organizations and the community, rsat funds are used to employ an addictions/mental health counselor and two case managers. The counselor provides substance use disorder treatment and mental health care assistance to inmates wishing to lead a sober and law-abiding lifestyle. The case managers provide inmate support in obtaining services in their community prior to and at the time of release; such services include substance use treatment, aftercare, mental health treatment, medical care, housing, employment, sober community supports, education and job training, and links to other needed services that allow clients continued recovery and resiliency.