The CPGP Division administers of a diverse range of state and federal grant programs to community-based organizations, tribes, and state and local governments. Grant funded services and programs include, but are not limited to, addressing public health and safety, diversion, rental assistance, reentry services, parenting and violence reduction.
Current Funding Opportunities
Current grant-funding opportunities are listed below. You may also subscribe below to receive notices of BSCC's RFP Availability.
California Violence Intervention & Prevention- Cohort 5
RFP Release Date: February 14, 2025
Proposals Due: August 18, 2025
Grant Cycle Begins: January 1, 2026
The CalVIP Grant is an initiative aimed at enhancing public health and safety through support for community-based gun violence reduction efforts in communities that are disproportionately impacted by gun violence. The purpose of the grant is to disrupt cycles of violence and retaliatory actions in order to lower the rates of homicides, shootings, and aggravated assaults in affected communities. CalVIP grants fund a variety of evidence-based programs designed to reduce community gun violence. To learn more about this grant, please visit the CalVIP Grant page.
JAG Training & Equipment Program
RFA Release Date: July 18, 2025
Applications Due: September 8, 2025
Grant Cycle Begins: October 1, 2026
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program is federally funded through the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions.
The JAG Equipment and Training Program Request for Applications (RFA) offers funding to all California counties through a non-competitive, population-based formula. These funds must be used for expenditures and purchases that can be executed quickly within the scope of the JAG Program Purpose Areas (PPA) as specified in the RFA. Specifically, funds awarded through this RFA may only be used for the purchase of equipment and supplies related to one or more of the JAG Program PPAs, and/or Training Initiatives related to one or more of the JAG PPAs. To learn more about this grant, please visit the JAG home page.