IT is the intent of pennsylvania commission on crime and delinquency (PCCD) to use FY 2025 rsat funds to address four project areas: support in-house jail-based, including county jail work release…

The Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency $477,024 on October 1, 2025, under the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners formula grant program (CFDA 16.593). The award funds four project areas: in-house jail-based and county jail work release center treatment and services addressing opioid use reduction through programs developing cognitive, behavioral, social, vocational, and other skills; expansion of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections medication-assisted treatment program by supporting three key staff positions (the statewide coordinator and two assistant coordinators); expansion of a network of certified recovery specialists at the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; and extension of recovery unit resources within the Department of Corrections. PCCD will implement medication-assisted treatment conjoined with evidence-based programs at county jail and work release center levels; eligibility for medication-assisted treatment programs will apply exclusively to counties, county jails, and county jail treatment providers. Performance runs through September 30, 2029, with administrative oversight in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. PCCD will issue a direct subaward to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections to support medication-assisted treatment staff positions, recovery specialist network expansion, and recovery unit resource extension. The recipient is a child entity within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

IT is the intent of pennsylvania commission on crime and delinquency (PCCD) to use FY 2025 rsat funds to address four project areas: support in-house jail-based, including county jail work release centers, treatment and services to address opioid use reduction by including programs that develop an individual's cognitive, behavioral, social, vocational, and other skills to solve substance use and other related problems; strengthen and expand pennsylvania department of corrections medication-assisted treatment program by supporting three key staff positions, the statewide medication-assisted treatment coordinator and two medication-assisted treatment assistant coordinators, to meet the growing need for effective day-to-day program management as services continue to scale; support the expansion of a network of certified recovery specialists at the pennsylvania department of corrections; and extend recovery unit resources within the pennsylvania department of corrections. PCCD will use a portion of rsat funds to support the implementation of medication-assisted treatment conjoined with the identified science and evidence-based programs at the county jail and work release center levels. As part of PCCD's competitive solicitation process and upon approval of rsat funds, eligibility for medication-assisted treatment programs will apply exclusively to counties, county jails, and county jail treatment providers. PCCD will use rsat funds to support a direct subaward to the pennsylvania department of corrections for medication-assisted treatment staff positions, the expansion of a network of certified recovery specialists, and to extend recovery unit resources.