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The California Violence Intervention and Prevention Program (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, such as:

  • Hospital-based violence intervention programs
  • Street outreach initiatives, and
  • Focused deterrence strategies.

Key updates to the program came with the signing of Assembly Bill 762 in September 2023. Eligible applicants now include:

  • Cities disproportionately impacted by violence
  • Community-based organizations (CBOs) serving these cities
  • Counties with cities facing significant gun violence issues
  • Tribal governments experiencing violence

Capacity Building in the Field of Community Violence Intervention (CVI)

AB 762 also permits the BSCC to allocate up to 5 percent of CalVIP funds annually to bolster the capacity of community gun violence intervention programs.

  • See "CalVIP Capacity Building Efforts" section below.

Funding for CalVIP

  • Historically, CalVIP has received $9 million yearly from the General Fund, supplemented occasionally with one-time augmentations.
  • Starting July 1, 2024, the program will benefit from an excise tax on retail sales of firearms and ammunition, established by AB 28 (Gun Violence Prevention and School Safety Act).
  • The first $75 million collected annually (or as much as is available) from this tax will be continuously appropriated to the BSCC for CalVIP, ensuring a dedicated and potentially substantial funding source for violence intervention initiatives.

 

CalVIP Cohort 5 Grants

In February 2025, the BSCC released the CalVIP Cohort 5 RFP to California cities, counties and tribes that are disproportionately impacted by community gun violence and the community-based organizations that serve them. Grantees are under agreement with the BSCC from January 1, 2026, to June 30, 2029, which includes three years for service delivery and an addition six months to complete evaluation requirements.

Cohort 5 Project Summaries

 

Summary of Grantee Categories and Awards

Category Maximum Award Number of Grants Funded Total Funding Allocated
Small Scope CBO Projects $1,000,000 17 $16,273,320
Large Scope CBO Projects $5,000,000 9 $39,528,905
Small & Medium Cities $2,000,000 8 $15,992,465
Large Cities $5,000,000 4 $15,992,465
Large Counties $5,000,000 3 $15,000,000
Tribal Governments $3,000,000 1 $1,000,000
     42 $107,693,690

 

CalVIP Capacity Building Efforts

AB 762 allows the BSCC to set aside up to five percent of the total funds appropriated for the CalVIP Grant Program each year for activities to build and sustain capacity in the field of community violence intervention (CVI). Available funds were allocated into the following six categories. For categories 1-4, the BSCC will enter into service contracts with outside providers. Details:

  1. Training and Certification for Frontline CVI professionals: Two RFPs – Frontline Street Outreach Training | Frontline HVIP Workers
    • RFPs released 5/12/25
    • Proposals due 6/27/25
  2. Support for Data Collection and Program Evaluation: View Data Collection & Evaluation RFP
    • Contract awarded to Research Development Associates (contract term: 7/1/25 to 6/30/29)
  3. Technical Assistance for Nonprofit Organizations Aiming to Implement CVI Projects: View the RFP
    • RFP released 7/14/25
    • Proposals due 10/3/25
  4. Grants Management Support for CalVIP Grantees: RFP under development
  5. Mental Health Support to CalVIP Frontline Workers and their Families: These funds will be incorporated into the Cohort 5 Grant Awards
  6. Statewide Convenings of CVI Professionals TBD

 

CalVIP Data Collection Resources

 

CalVIP Cohort 4 Grants

In 2021, the state Budget Act provided a one-time augmentation of $200 million (in addition to the annual allocation of $9 million) across three fiscal years to enhance and expand the CalVIP program.  The CalVIP CalVIP Cohort 4 Request for Proposals was originally released in November 2021, and then a Re-Released Cohort 4 RFP went out to the field in June 2022.

Cohort 4 (10/1/22 - 12/31/25) Project Summaries   |   Cohort 4 (7/1/22 - 12/31/25) Project Summaries

 

CalVIP Cohorts 1 - 3

In February 2020 the BSCC released the CalVIP Cohort 3 RFP to California cities disproportionately impacted by violence (as defined by AB 1603) and the community-based organizations (CBO) that serve them. The BSCC awarded grant funds to 13 large cities (population greater than 40,000), 6 small cities (population 40,000 or less) and 14 CBOs. Cohort 3 ran from October 1, 2020 through December 31, 2023.  

CalVIP Data Dashboard

The BSCC engaged Social Policy Research Associates  (SPR) to evaluate CalVIP Cohort 3 to help key stakeholders better understand the implementation, administration and progress of grants. SPR designed the dashboard to illustrate the outputs and outcomes grantees have reported to the BSCC through their quarterly progress reports (QPR). CalVIP Cohort 3 Data Dashboard  

 

Contact the BSCC regarding the CalVIP Grant

For information about the CalVIP Grant Program please contact:

 

Archive

CalVIP ESCs are a cross-section of subject matter experts with professional experience related to community-based violence intervention initiatives, program evaluation, policy development and advocacy, and individuals who were impacted by the criminal justice system. ESCs (learn about ESCs) develop requests for proposals and make funding recommendations to the Board.

Cohort 5 ESC

Cohort 5 Scoring Panel

Cohort 4 ESC

Cohort 3 ESC

Cohort 2 ESC