Victim Offender Dialogue Fiscal Year 2026-2028

CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation · State of California

At a glance

Victim Offender Dialogue Fiscal Year 2026-2028 is a closed California state grant opportunity from CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (State of California). The application deadline was January 9, 2026. Total estimated funding is $2M. Applicant types listed as eligible include nonprofit. It is listed on the California Grants Portal. Cost sharing is not required.

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Dec 8, 2025Posted
Jan 9, 2026Application deadline

Opened: Dec 8, 2025
Close date: Jan 9, 2026
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: Not specified
Est. total funding: $2,000,000
Expected awards: Not specified
Matching funds: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant

Program details (as published on the California Grants Portal)

Type: Grant
Funding source: State — The 2025-26 Budget provides $1 million per year from the Inmate Welfare Fund to fund grants for the Victim Offender Dialogue Program. The grants will be awarded for a two-year period for a total of $2 million.
Matching funds: Not Required
Funding method: Reimbursement(s) — Individual grants are limited to no more than $500,000 per grant (25% of $1 million annual grant authority). Applicants should only request the amount of funds needed to support their proposal and not base their request on the total amount of grant funding available. The allowable costs are defined in the budget proposal section in this RFA.
Estimated number of awards: Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.
Estimated award amounts: Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.
Award period: Two Years
Expected award announcement: March 1, 2026
Letter of intent: Not required
Geography: Applications will be accepted at all CDCR locations throughout California and all counties. This designation is only for the purposes of this RFA. Applicants must serve a minimum of 5 facilities and should designate these locations in the application packet.
How to submit: Online: https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/victim-services/grant-programs/
Latest change note: Corrected formatting

Who can apply

Applicant categories as listed on the California Grants Portal. GrantsJunction maps them to detailed applicant types for search and matching.

Nonprofit

Additional information on eligibility (from the listing)

To meet the purposes of this grant, the program’s experience should demonstrate all of the following criteria: · A focus on recognized restorative justice principles; · Experience with helping those responsible for harm realize the impact of crime which includes awareness, accountability, and remorse; and, · A Victim-Centered approach to healing and providing survivors a safe opportunity to voice their trauma and experiences.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Purpose and description as published on the California Grants Portal.

Purpose

The purpose of the Victim Offender Dialogue Program Grants is to provide grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to provide facilitation services within the CDCR VOD program. The funding is designed to help maintain and increase the number of facilitators to sustain quality and restorative justice opportunities for California crime victims.

Description

This project will provide $1 million in grants per year for two years ($2 million total) to eligible nonprofit organizations to provide facilitation services within the CDCR VOD program. The grant period begins on July 1, 2026 and ends on June 30, 2028. The Victim-Offender Dialogue (VOD) is a victim-centered, offender-sensitive facilitated preparation and dialogue process typically involving victims or the surviving family members, the offender who committed the offense and a facilitator. VOD supports personal justice and healing by empowering victims to meet with the offender in a safe and secure environment and address the personal impacts of violent crimes. VOD also encourages interested offenders to express remorse, develop empathy and accept full responsibility for the harm caused to the victims and their family. The VOD facilitator will arrange individual preparatory meetings over the course of several months with the victim and offender separately to prepare them for the face-to-face meeting.

Program page on the agency site ↗

Program contact (as published)

Victim Offender Dialogue Program
OVSRS_VOD@cdcr.ca.gov
1-877-256-6877

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Victim Offender Dialogue Fiscal Year 2026-2028”?

The official listing names these applicant types as eligible: Nonprofit. It adds: “To meet the purposes of this grant, the program’s experience should demonstrate all of the following criteria: · A focus on recognized restorative justice principles; · Experience with helping those responsible for harm realize the impact of crime which includes awareness, accoun…” Additional restrictions may apply; review the full guidelines.

How much funding is available through “Victim Offender Dialogue Fiscal Year 2026-2028”?

Per the notice, total estimated program funding is $2,000,000.

How do I apply for “Victim Offender Dialogue Fiscal Year 2026-2028”?

Applications go directly to CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, not through GrantsJunction. Submission: online at https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/victim-services/grant-programs/. Read the program guidelines on the agency's site first; state programs set their own forms and registration requirements.

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