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SACRAMENTO (September 26, 2025) Providing for mental health services, substance-use disorder treatment and diversion programs to support local communities, the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) awarded an additional $127 million in grant funding to public agencies, tribal communities 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 supportive behavioral health services to individuals. This cohort of funding was expanded to include programs eligible under both Proposition 47 and 36.

“California is tackling crime while investing in programs that address the mental health and drug issues on our streets. Families have a right to safe streets and communities — and this funding helps us keep that promise.” -Governor Gavin Newsom

View a full list of Proposition 47 grantees. Grantee program summaries are also available, which identify the participants they intend to serve. Of the 23 grantees receiving awards, seven self-identified as implementing new or expanding to include Proposition 36 programs.

“The Proposition 47 grant program continues to fund important initiatives that create meaningful pathways to recovery and stability,” said BSCC Board Chair Linda Penner. “We are pleased to award funding to critical programs that will continue to build stronger, safer communities by expanding the services and interventions that make change possible.”

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 award represents the fifth round of three-year grants the BSCC has made available.

Proposition 47 programs have shown to be very successful. A comprehensive evaluation of Cohort 2 program participants indicated that recidivism was cut by more than half for those who received services. A mid-cycle evaluation of Cohort 3 program participants identified a 41% decrease in unemployment and a 70% decrease in homelessness, both factors highly correlated with recidivism.

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.

More information on Proposition 47 funding can be found on the Prop 47 webpage, or by contacting Communications Director Jana Sanford-Miller, jana.sanford-miller@bscc.ca.gov.

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