FY24 Texas RSAT Grant Program

Texas currently has over 133,000 inmates housed in 108 secure facilities across the state. At the end of fiscal year 2023, 14.8% of the State’s incarcerated population at that time was serving a sentence for a direct drug-related offense. Texas intends to address this problem through its Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Program which will target these incarcerated offenders who are currently serving direct or indirect drug convictions and have a substance use or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorder.

The goal of Texas' RSAT Program is to reduce future drug-related crime and recidivism by implementing and continuing to support residential and jail-based RSAT programs that provide offenders with substance abuse treatment, prepare offenders for reentry, and supportive resources for a successful reintegration into their community. The Texas Office of the Governor’s Public Safety Office (PSO) will make subawards available to governmental agencies operating secure correctional or detention facilities.

PSO subrecipients will provide evidence-based substance use disorder treatment programs, instruction and support for life-skills, academic programs, employment or workforce training, and other recovery support services. Training, professional development or technical assistance for personnel who provide these services is also allowable. PSO will review subrecipient applications for compliance with program requirements including needs assessment and identification of eligible participants, treatment modalities, drug testing policies, and the expected number of offenders to enroll and complete the program. Successful applicants will receive awards for projects beginning on or after October 1, 2025 and ending on or before September 30, 2026 after receiving pre-approval from the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Each subrecipient will be required to provide quarterly performance data for review, analysis and reporting into the Performance Management Tool (PMT).

Texas’ primary objective is to continue to enhance the capabilities of state and local governments to initiate or continue evidence-based substance use disorder or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorder treatment programs in the state’s prisons and jails. Texas’ major deliverables are to provide substance abuse treatment services to 2,400 participants and have 1,300 participants successfully complete all requirements of the respective program with an anticipated outcome of reducing drug use and recidivism and increasing successful reentry of offenders back into the community.