Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Program

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority is requesting proposals for the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Program under NOFO #1430-0608. The solicitation is intended to enhance the capabilities of states and units of local government to provide voluntary substance use disorder treatment services for justice-involved individuals. The program seeks to reduce substance use and recidivism by increasing access to evidence-based treatment, strengthening recovery supports, enhancing reentry planning, and improving continuity of care between correctional settings and community-based services. ICJIA anticipates that a minimum of $525,620 in federal FY25 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment funding will be available through this solicitation, although the amount is contingent on the federal RSAT award received by ICJIA and is subject to change. Programs supported through this solicitation may provide pretrial substance use disorder treatment, prison-based residential substance use disorder treatment, jail-based residential substance use disorder treatment, and stand-alone aftercare services as outlined in the NOFO. Funded programs are expected to use evidence-based or evidence-informed practices and provide appropriate treatment and recovery support services. At least $52,562 of the anticipated funding must be reserved for local government agencies in accordance with federal RSAT requirements. The source material does not specify individual award minimums or maximums and does not state how many awards will be made. No explicit applicant cost-share or matching requirement is stated in the supplied material. Eligible applicants are Illinois local government and state agencies with demonstrated experience providing substance abuse treatment programming for individuals in the criminal justice system before and after release. The notice specifically identifies corrections-based substance use disorder treatment and jail-based substance use disorder treatment within the eligible experience. Applicants must be pre-qualified to do business with the State of Illinois. Agencies must also be registered through the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act Grantee Portal and be in good standing with all GATA pre-qualification requirements before the application due date. Approval of the Internal Control Questionnaire is required before execution of a grant agreement. Completed application materials were required to be submitted through Euna by 5:00 p.m. CST on July 10, 2026. Proposals were not accepted by email, mail, fax, or in person. The notice states that incomplete applications would not be reviewed and that late applications could not be submitted and would not be reviewed. The supplied material does not enumerate the individual application narratives, forms, attachments, or scoring criteria. A recorded Technical Assistance Session was scheduled to be available June 15, 2026, without registration, and the recording was to be made available in the Questions and Answers section of the Euna funding opportunity. Information provided through that recording was described as unofficial and not binding on the state. The NOFO was posted June 8, 2026, and the Technical Assistance Recording was scheduled to become available June 15, 2026. The deadline for NOFO questions was 5:00 p.m. on July 3, 2026, and completed applications were due at 5:00 p.m. CST on July 10, 2026. Budget Committee review and approval of recommended designations was scheduled for August 27, 2026. The initial performance period is October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027. The total funding amount is intended to support programs for up to 36 months through three consecutive 12-month grant agreements, but continued funding beyond the initial agreement is contingent on satisfactory program performance, compliance with grant requirements, funding availability, and ICJIA approval. The source does not state that the solicitation itself recurs annually or on another regular schedule. Recipients must submit periodic financial reports, periodic performance reports, final financial and performance reports, and a calendar year-end financial report in accordance with CFR Part 200 Uniform Requirements. Future awards and fund drawdowns may be withheld when reports are delinquent. Questions about the solicitation could be submitted to CJA.RSATNOFO@Illinois.gov through the July 3, 2026 question deadline, with substantive questions and responses posted and applicant questions and NOFO updates revised weekly. Because of the competitive nature of the solicitation, applicants were instructed not to discuss the opportunity directly or indirectly with ICJIA employees other than through the designated email contact. The named contact is Alan Blackmon of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority at CJA.RSATNOFO@Illinois.gov.

Submit a complete application through Euna by the deadline because incomplete and late applications will not be reviewed; demonstrate experience providing substance abuse treatment programming for justice-involved individuals; align programming with evidence-based or evidence-informed treatment, recovery, reentry, and continuity-of-care objectives; maintain GATA pre-qualification good standing