Proposition 47 Grant Program – Cohort III

Proposition 47 was a voter-approved initiative on the November 4, 2014 general election ballot. As stated in the ballot measure: The people enact the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act to ensure that prison spending is focused on violent and serious offenses, to maximize alternatives for nonserious, nonviolent crime, and to invest the savings generated from this act into prevention and support programs in K–12 schools, victim services, and mental health and drug treatment. As further stated in the proposition, the BSCC’s responsibilities are to: Administer a grant program to public agencies aimed at supporting mental health treatment, substance abuse treatment, and diversion programs for people in the criminal justice system, with an emphasis on programs that reduce recidivism of people convicted of less serious crimes, such as those covered by this measure, and those who have substance abuse and mental health problems.  Assembly Bill 1056 (Statutes of 2015, Chapter 438) added additional priorities to the grant program including housing-related assistance and community-based supportive services such as job skills training, case management and civil legal services. Successful applicants will enter into grant agreements from September 1, 2022 to June 1, 2026. Three (3) months (March 2, 2026, through June 1, 2026) will be included in the grant agreement for the sole purposes of finalizing and submitting a required Local Evaluation Report and finalizing and submitting a required financial audit. Applicants interested in applying for the Proposition 47 Cohort III Grant Program are asked, but not required, to submit a non-binding letter indicating their intent to apply. Eligible applicants are public agencies located in the State of California. Proposition 47 grant funds must be used for mental health services, substance use disorder treatment, diversion programs, or some combination thereof for people in the criminal justice system. In addition to these required services and programs, applicants are encouraged to provide supplemental housing-related services and other community-based supportive services, such as job skills training, case management, and civil legal services. The grant can fund programs that serve adults and/or juveniles. Services and programs proposed in response to this RFP must be designed to serve people who have been arrested, charged with, or convicted of a criminal offense and have a history of mental health or substance use disorders. In addition, the target population of Proposition 47 should have been convicted of less serious crimes such as those covered by Proposition 47 and have substance abuse and mental health problems. If services and programs are provided to juveniles, juvenile  must fall under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 602. Juveniles that come under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under Welfare and Institutions Code section 601 (i.e., status offenses, truancy) should not be considered arrested for or charged with criminal offenses. Disbursement of grant funds occurs on a reimbursement basis for costs incurred during a reporting period.