RCA Foundation

RCA Foundation, a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Montgomery, Alabama, operates as a federal grant recipient, primarily in a sub-recipient role (86% of recent awards) under state-administered programs, delivering substance use disorder treatment and court-connected drug treatment services to criminal justice populations in rural Alabama counties.

RCA Foundation's federal footprint is concentrated in two customer agencies. The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration account for all seven recent awards, split evenly between the two agencies. The foundation operates almost entirely as a sub-recipient under state prime grantees—the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs and the Alabama Department of Mental Health & Retirement—rather than as a direct federal grant recipient. RCA Foundation's single prime federal grant award is a $1,333,328 Project Grant from BJA under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585), awarded October 1, 2024, and running through September 30, 2028. This grant funds expansion of treatment services for non-violent criminal offenders with substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders in Alabama's 2nd Judicial Circuit Drug Court, increasing annual participant capacity from 31 to 60 and serving 240 participants over the grant period. The work targets low-income and uninsured adults in Butler, Crenshaw, and Lowndes counties in Alabama's Black Belt region and implements evidence-based strategies including cognitive behavioral therapy, medication-assisted treatment, and integrated services for co-occurring disorders.

As a sub-recipient, RCA Foundation has worked under state grantees on multiple substance use treatment initiatives. The foundation's sub-recipient awards span the Byrne JAG Program (court-connected drug treatment delivered through Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs), substance use treatment programming under the Alabama Department of Mental Health & Retirement, and a Court Connected Drug Treatment (CCDT) program that provides telehealth and in-person treatment across six rural Alabama counties—Lowndes, Butler, Crenshaw, Elmore, Conecuh, and Autauga. One sub-award, dated April 2, 2026, notes that the RCAF-CCDT program has served over 175 court-connected individuals since October 2022 and is structured to serve up to 74 individuals in fiscal year 2026. The foundation's service model combines screening, assessment, treatment planning, individual therapy, and case management delivered through electronic health records, with flexible telehealth and evening availability to address transportation and access barriers in underserved rural areas.

Activity has been modest and variable—three awards in 2022, one in 2023, two in 2024, and one in 2026. Combined obligations across all seven awards total $2 million. RCA Foundation does not hold federal contracts, IDVs, or GWACs; its federal engagement is entirely grant-based, routed through state criminal justice and behavioral health administrations rather than direct federal procurement relationships.