The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is accepting applications for the federal Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for Prisoners Grant Program. These RSAT grant funds will provide evidence-based residential substance use treatment programs through the use of traditional modalities of residential substance use treatment programming (Traditional RSAT) and/or Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) services in prisons or local and regional jails. Programs serving rural communities are encouraged to apply and will be given priority consideration.

These RSAT Guidelines and Application Procedures provide detailed guidance to aid applicants in determining eligibility, developing itemized budgets and budget narratives, and completing other related forms. Using the guidance presented in this document, applicants can efficiently and effectively prepare complete applications. The development of these requirements was informed by the federal RSAT requirements.