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SACRAMENTO (April 10, 2025) – Continuing to fund mental health services, substance-use disorder treatment and diversion programs in local communities, the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) today released $127 million in grant funding for public agencies and community-based organizations.

Funding is available through savings generated by the voter-approved Proposition 47, which reduced penalties for some nonviolent crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. These savings have funded programs that provide rehabilitative services to individuals.

Potential applicants for this funding include drug and mental health treatment programs eligible under both Proposition 47 and Proposition 36.  Although Proposition 36 did not include a funding mechanism to support its related programs, the BSCC has discretion to use funding from Proposition 47 for this purpose.

“For a decade, the Proposition 47 grant program has been incredibly impactful,” said BSCC Board Chair Linda Penner. “We hope this cohort continues to build and strengthen our communities in providing the services and interventions that are so critical.”

Since 2014, these grants have dispersed more than $617 million to fund programs such as housing assistance, voluntary or mandated substance-use disorder and mental health treatment, job training, and civil legal services, in order to overcome barriers to employment and housing. This Request for Proposal represents the fifth round of three-year grants the BSCC has made available. Since 2014, Proposition 47 grants through BSCC have totaled more than $617 million to fund programs.

Since its inception, Proposition 47 savings have generated close to $1 billion in available funding, with 65% of state savings going towards mental health treatment, substance use disorder treatment and diversion programs, 25% going to K-12 schools, and 10% going to victims services.

A statewide evaluation released in February 2024 indicated that recidivism was cut by more than half for low-level offenders in Proposition 47 programs.

The BSCC provides a variety of data dashboards, including Proposition 47 grantee metrics, as well as recently released reports noting the multitude of successful outcomes for programs supported by the grant funding.

The BSCC provides services to the county adult and juvenile systems through inspections of county jails and juvenile detention facilities, technical assistance on local issues, promulgation of regulations, reviews of in custody death investigations, training standards for local correctional staff, and the administration of a wide range of public safety, re-entry, violence reduction, and rehabilitative grants to state and local governments and community-based organizations.

Visit the Prop 47 Page to access the RFP.

For more on Proposition 47 funding, or any other BSCC program, please contact Communications Director Jana Sanford-Miller, jana.sanford-miller@bscc.ca.gov.

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