CALIFORNIA REENTRY AND ENRICHMENT (CARE) GRANTS

CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation · State of California

At a glance

CALIFORNIA REENTRY AND ENRICHMENT (CARE) GRANTS is a closed California state grant opportunity from CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (State of California). The application deadline was December 11, 2024. Total estimated funding is $15M. Applicant types listed as eligible include nonprofit and other legal entity. 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

Nov 14, 2024Posted
Dec 11, 2024Application deadline

Opened: Nov 14, 2024
Close date: Dec 11, 2024
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: Not specified
Est. total funding: $15,000,000
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
Matching funds: Not Required
Funding method: Advance(s)
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: FY 2025 - 2028
Expected award announcement: January 2025
Letter of intent: Not required
Latest change note: RFA release date now reflects 11/14/2024.

Who can apply

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

Nonprofit
Other Legal Entity

Additional information on eligibility (from the listing)

A Fiscal Sponsor can be used if the applicant is not a Non-Profit Organization.

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 CARE grant is to provide grants to eligible non-profit organizations to fund CARE grant programs at one or more CDCR institutions. Applicants are required to develop a specific proposal designed to meet the unique needs and requirements of the proposed grant program(s), as well as meet the needs of the incarcerated individuals in CDCR institutions, where the CARE grant programs will be provided.

Description

This project will provide $5 million in grants per year for three fiscal years ($15 million total) to eligible non-profit organizations to fund transformative programs in one or more CDCR institutions. The grant period begins on July 1, 2025, and ends June 30, 2028. Grants shall be awarded to fund programs that provide insight-oriented, restorative justice programs focused on increasing empathy and accountability among participants that can demonstrate that the approach has produced, or will produce, positive outcomes in correctional environments as stated in California PC § 5007.3. (B) Grants shall be awarded to fund programs that provide insight oriented restorative justice and offender accountability programs that can demonstrate that the approach has produced, or will produce, positive outcomes in department facilities, including, but not limited to:(i) Increasing empathy and mindfulness.(ii) Increasing resilience and reducing the impacts of stress andtrauma.(iii) Reducing violence in the form of physical aggression, verbalaggression, anger, and hostility.(iv) Successfully addressing and treating the symptoms of posttraumaticstress disorder.(v) Victim impacts and understanding.

Program page on the agency site ↗

Past applications & awards

Historical data · not a prediction

Reported by the agency for this listing

Fiscal year 2024–25131 applications · 37 awards

Counts as published on the California Grants Portal. Award counts can read zero until decisions are announced.

Awards published: 37
Total awarded: $15,103,710
Median award: $359,636 calculated
Smallest – largest: $123,464 – $750,000

Recipients by type: Nonprofit (37)

Areas served: Kings County (9), Kern County (8), Madera County (6), Solano County (6), Del Norte County (5), San Bernardino County (4), Monterey County (3), Imperial County (3), Riverside County (3), Los Angeles County (2), Sacramento County (2), San Joaquin County (2)

Largest awards to organizations

Transcendence Children & Family Services$750,000 · FY 2024–25
Land Together$750,000 · FY 2024–25
Defy Ventures$749,999 · FY 2024–25
Alliance for California Traditional Arts$749,964 · FY 2024–25
Center for Restorative Justice Works$748,841 · FY 2024–25
Friends of the Animal Community (FOAC)$745,821 · FY 2024–25
The Heart Center Inc$737,978 · FY 2024–25
GRIP Training Institute$730,661 · FY 2024–25
10P Program$691,369 · FY 2024–25
Success Stories Program$663,724 · FY 2024–25

Source: California Grants Portal grant award data. Awards to individuals are counted but not named. Past awards show who was funded; they do not predict future decisions.

Program contact (as published)

innovativegrants@cdcr.ca.gov
1-000-000-0000

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “CALIFORNIA REENTRY AND ENRICHMENT (CARE) GRANTS”?

The official listing names these applicant types as eligible: Nonprofit and Other Legal Entity. It adds: “A Fiscal Sponsor can be used if the applicant is not a Non-Profit Organization.” Additional restrictions may apply; review the full guidelines.

How much funding is available through “CALIFORNIA REENTRY AND ENRICHMENT (CARE) GRANTS”?

Per the notice, total estimated program funding is $15,000,000.

How do I apply for “CALIFORNIA REENTRY AND ENRICHMENT (CARE) GRANTS”?

Applications go directly to CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, not through GrantsJunction. Read the program guidelines on the agency's site first; state programs set their own forms and registration requirements.

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