FY 2026 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Grant Program for Adult and Juvenile Correctional Facilities Planning and Implementation Competitive Grants

The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is accepting applications for the 2025 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Grant Program for Adult and Juvenile Correctional Facilities. The awards will be for competitive grants, which will begin September 1, 2025. The goal of this funding initiative is to provide applicants with an opportunity to execute programs designed to provide evidence-based residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, which may include Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), within juvenile detention centers, local and regional jails, or prisons. The funding may also be used for aftercare SUD treatment programs that serve individuals who are transitioning from a SUD treatment program in a detention center, jail, or prison. Applicants may apply for planning or implementation grants.

Planning grants provide funds for a planning year to prepare for the implementation of an evidence-based SUD treatment program, which may include MAT, in a correctional facility or aftercare organization. Grantees may wish to hire consultants, benchmark with existing programs, or explore various treatment curricula to develop their programs.

Implementation grants provide funds for SUD treatment program implementation in correctional facilities or aftercare SUD programs.

• Correctional programs must collaborate with aftercare programs that focus on reentry and SUD treatment needs of the justice-involved population with a goal of creating a continuity of care from incarceration to the community.
• Aftercare programs serve individuals transitioning from a SUD treatment program in a correctional facility to the aftercare program. Aftercare services may include a full continuum of recovery services, human service and rehabilitation programs such as educational and job training, and peer group programs.

DCJS will require all RSAT subgrantees to focus on partnerships and innovative collaborations with community stakeholders to ensure that care is provided in a wraparound fashion.