To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Approval of Grant Agreement #28-959-3 with the California Board of State and Community Corrections Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Grant
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee to execute Grant Agreement #28-959-3 with the California Board of State and Community Corrections for the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Grant Program, in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for implementation of Substance Use Disorders (SUD) treatment at the West County Detention for inmates diagnosed with a SUD, for the period July 1, 2024 through December 31, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Agreement will allow the State, through the Federal Bureau of Justice Assistance, to pay County an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for the RSAT Program for FY 2024-2027. County match to be funded by the County of Education ($236,266) and Realignment 2011/County General Fund ($253,060).
BACKGROUND:
The California Board of State and Community Corrections, the designated state administrative agency for the RSAT Program, which is federally funded through Bureau of Justice Assistance. The RSAT Program assists states and local governments in developing and implementing substance use disorder treatment programs in state, local, and tribal correctional and detention facilities, and supports efforts to create and maintain community-based aftercare services for offenders. Historically, the California RSAT Program has funded local detention facilities to provide in-custody treatment services with an aftercare component requirement placed on the grantees.
This Program allows for the implementation SUD treatment at the West County Detention facility for inmates diagnosed with a SUD along with resources and information about recovery and treatment, with the ultimate goal of reduc...
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