Mentally Ill Offender Crime Reduction Grant Program - Request for Proposals

The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) is pleased to announce the availability of approximately $17,100,000 in state Recidivism Reduction funds to support appropriate prevention, intervention, supervision, and incarceration-based services through promising and evidence-based strategies to reduce recidivism and improve quality of life outcomes for mentally ill juvenile and adult offenders in California. This funding will be divided equally between adult and juvenile projects; therefore, $8,550,000 will be available for projects serving adult mentally ill offenders and $8,550,000 for projects serving juvenile offenders with mental health issues. The due date for eligible proposals is 5:00 p.m., April 3, 2015.

Mentally Ill Offender Crime Reduction Grant Application for Adult Proposals - Word

Mentally Ill Offender Crime Reduction Grant Application for Juvenile Proposals - Word

Mentally Ill Offender Crime Reduction (MIOCR) Grant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - PDF

For additional information regarding the RFP, contact Helene Zentner, Field Representative, by email at helene.zentner@bscc.ca.gov or by telephone at (916) 323-8631.

New physical/mailing address for the BSCC. Please submit MIOCR Grant applications to:

Board of State and Community Corrections
Corrections Planning and Grant Programs Division
2590 Venture Oaks Way
Sacramento, CA 95833
Attn: Helene Zentner, Field Representative