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16.593:  Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners

Popular Name:  RSAT

Objectives:  To assist States and units of local government develop and implement residential substance abuse treatment programs within State and local correctional facilities in which prisoners are incarcerated for a period of time sufficient to permit substance abuse treatment.

PROGRAM AND AWARD	FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS	INFORMATION CONTACTS
RELATED PROGRAMS	ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS	POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

16.593 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:  States, DC, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, America Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands are eligible to apply. The State office may award subgrants to State agencies and units of local government. Applicant States must agree to implement or continue to require urinalysis and/or other proven reliable forms of drug and alcohol testing of individuals assigned to residential substance abuse treatment programs in correctional facilities.

Beneficiary Eligibility:  State and local correctional agencies will implement programs to provide treatment to incarcerated offenders.

Credentials/Documentation:  The applicant must submit a completed Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424), including signed assurances that it will comply with statutory and administrative requirements. The applicant is also required to submit a description that includes the goals of the program, the implementation process, timetable for implementation, how the State will coordinate substance abuse treatment activities at the State and local levels, and the State's law or policy requiring substance abuse testing of individuals in correctional residential substance abuse treatment programs.

16.593 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination:  This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs". Applicants should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in their State to find out if the State has selected this program for review and for information on the process the State requires when applying for Federal assistance.

Application Procedure:  Applicants must submit a completed Standard Form 424 and other information outlined in the Application Kit to the Office of Justice Program, Corrections Program Office. The receipt, review, and analysis of applications will follow Office of Justice Programs policies and procedures for the administration of grant applications.

Award Procedure:  A letter with copies of the grant award are sent to the applicant agency upon approval by the Office of Justice Programs. One copy of the grant award must be signed by the authorized official and returned to the Office of Justice Programs.

Deadlines:  Consult the Application Kit or contact the Corrections Program Office in the Office of Justice Programs for application deadlines by calling the Corrections Technical Assistance Line: (800) 848-6325. Copies of current Application Kits can be found on the Internet at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/cpo.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  Applications will generally be approved or denied within 60 days of receipt of a complete application.

Appeals:  Formula grant applicants will be notified in writing of reasons for disapproval of their application and will be given an opportunity for reconsideration.

Renewals:  Formula grants will be renewed each year through fiscal year 2000, subject to appropriations.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  Criteria for selecting proposals to implement State and local residential substance abuse treatment programs for prisoners with formula grant funds will be defined by the States.

Examples of Funded Projects:  Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  In fiscal year 1999, California received the largest award of $6,398,925 followed by Texas which received $5,798,938. The smallest award of $233,974 went to Northern Mariana Islands.

16.593 RELATED PROGRAMS:

16.593 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

16.593 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS, CORRECTIONS PROGRAM OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Type of Assistance:  Formula Grants.

Obligations:  (Grants) FY 99 $60,675,172; FY 00 est $63,851,887; and FY 01 est $62,489,000.

Budget Account Number:  15-8586-0-1-754.

Authorization:  Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, Title I, Section 1001, as amended, Public Law 90-351, 42 U.S.C. 3796ff et seq.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  Program Guidance and Application Kit, and the OJP Financial Guide.

16.593 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  None.

Headquarters Office:  Corrections Program Office, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531. Contact: Jill Young, Chief, Grants Management. Phone: (800) 848-6325.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

16.593 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  Grant funds are allocated to the States using the following formula: a) each participating State is allocated a base amount of 0.4 percent of the total funds available for the program; and b) the remaining funds are allocated to each participating State in the ratio its prison population bears to the total prison population of all participating States. The most recent National Prisoner Statistics collected by the Bureau of Justice Statistics will be used to make these allocations. The Federal share of a grant-funded project may not exceed 75 percent the total costs of the project. The 25 percent matching funds must be in the form of a cash match.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Funds for each fiscal year will be awarded for a period that includes the fiscal year of the appropriation plus two additional years.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment formula grant funds may be used to implement residential substance abuse programs that provide individual and group treatment activities for offenders in residential facilities operated by State and local correctional agencies. These programs must 1) last between 6 and 12 months; 2) be provided in residential treatment facilities set apart from the general correctional population; 3) focus on the substance abuse problems of the inmate; and 4) develop the inmate's cognitive, behavioral, social, vocational, and other skills to solve the substance abuse and related problems. Grant funds shall not be used for land acquisition or construction projects.

16.593 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Recipients are required to submit Individual Project Reports as subawards are made, quarterly Financial Reports, and an annual Evaluation Report.

Audits:  All organizations that expend financial assistance of $300,000 or more in any fiscal year must have a single audit for that year in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-133, as amended, unless the audit condition on the award says otherwise. These audits are due to the cognizant Federal agency not later than 9 months after the end of the grantee's fiscal year.

Records:  In accordance with the requirement set forth in 28 CFR, Parts 66 and 70, grantees must maintain all financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to the award for at least 3 years following the close of the most recent audit.