Proposition 47 Grant Program: Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act Cohort 5

Purpose

Prop 47 grants support mental health services, substance use disorder treatment, and diversion programs for people in the criminal justice system.

Description

Proposition 47 (Appendix A) was a voter-approved initiative on the November 2014 general election ballot. As stated in the ballot measure: “The people enact the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act to ensure that prisonspending 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.” The BSCC staff cannot provide guidance or assist the applicant or its partners with the actual preparation of the proposal, but will respond to technical questions concerning the RFP, the submission process, programmatic requirements, etc. Technical questions must be submitted by email to: Prop47Cohort5@bscc.ca.gov. The Proposition 47 (Prop 47) Grant Program Proposal Package submission is available through an online portal called Submittable. Applicants must submit proposals through the BSCC Submittable Application Portal by 3:00 P.M. (PST) on Monday, June 23, 2025, at which time the portal will close. Eligible applicants are public agencies located in the State of California. Public agencies currently receiving a Cohort 4 Prop 47 grant (see Appendix D) are not eligible to apply for Cohort 5 funding unless they propose to implement a new treatment program as described by Health and Safety Code section 11395, subdivision (d)(2) (i.e., Proposition 36 treatment program). However, a public agency from the same city or county as a Cohort 4 grantee may still apply, as long as it is for a distinctly different project. In order to be eligible, a Lead Agency must:• Subcontract with one or more non-governmental, community-based organizations for a minimum of 50 percent of the total grant award in order to demonstrate a shared partnership rooted in community engagement and economic equity. The BSCC anticipates that approximately $127 million in funding will be available for the Prop 47 Cohort 5 RFP. Applicant Category Funding Threshold Allocated by Category1) Small Scope Project Up to $2 million for the entire grant period. $42,800,0002) Large Scope Project More than $2 million and up to $8 million for the entire grant period. $64,200,000• Los Angeles County (will compete in the Large Scope Project Category) The County of Los Angeles may submit a single application for up to $20 million for the entire grant period. $20,000,000 Assembly Bill 1056 (2015) calls for the BSCC to prioritize Prop 47 funding to public agency applicants that demonstrate how they plan to leverage other federal, state, and local funds or other social investments. The target population for programs and services funded by the Prop 47 grant is limited to adults and/or juveniles who meet the following two criteria:1) have been arrested, charged with, or convicted of a criminal offense (including those charged with a “treatment-mandated felony”), and2) have a history of mental health or substance use disorders. Prop 47 grant funds must be used for one or more of the following:• mental health services, and/or• substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, and/or• diversion programs