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.
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:
Formula Grants. Place Cursor Here for Definition
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.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant Eligibility:
States, the District of Columbia, 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.
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 http://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.
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.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Recipients are required to submit Individual Project Reports
as sub-awards 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.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Account Identification:
15-0404-0-1-754.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $61,060,858; FY 02 est $78,676,679; and FY
03 est $77,000,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance:
As of fiscal year 2001,
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.
Program Guidance and Application Kit, and the OJP Financial Guide.
INFORMATION 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. Telephone: (800) 848-6325.
Web Site Address:
http://www.usdoj.gov.
EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
Not applicable.
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.
