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SACRAMENTO (July 17, 2025) – The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) released over $30 million in federal grants funds to California counties to purchase equipment, supplies, and/or support training initiatives.

The funding is part of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, through the Bureau of Justice Assistance-the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions.  As the designated State Administering Agency, BSCC administers the grant to support programs that address specific purpose areas, including law enforcement, courts, education, drug treatment, and mental health intervention.

This non-competitive, one-time release of funding will allow each county to apply for a set, formula-based dollar amount based on population, with awards ranging from a minimum $10,000 for smaller counties, to over $7.6 million for Los Angeles County. A complete list of available awards by county can be found here.

Counties are encouraged to attend an online Prospective Applicant Grant Information Session on August 7, 2025, with applications due September 8. Other important RFA activities and tentative timelines can be found here, but applicants are encouraged to monitor the BSCC Funding Opportunities webpage for updated information.

“In order to maximize the impact of JAG dollars and ensure the optimal use of available financial resources, we are making this funding available,” said BSCC Board Chair Linda Penner. “We anticipate our county partners will make full use of the funding to support critical initiatives and build upon current assets.”

Funding through JAG has supported a wide range of program areas in California since 2015, including law enforcement, prosecution, indigent defense, courts, crime prevention and education, corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, and mental health programs, including crisis intervention teams.

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

More information on the BSCC can be found by visiting www.bscc.ca.gov or by contacting Communications Director Jana Sanford-Miller, at Jana.Sanford-Miller@bscc.ca.gov.

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