Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grant Program
Background
The Budget Act of 2022 (Senate Bill 154) established the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grant Program. Per the Budget Act, funds shall be awarded by the Board of State and Community Corrections as competitive grants to federally recognized Indian tribes in California to support efforts to identify, collect case-level data, publicize, and investigate and solve cases involving missing and murdered indigenous people.
Grants should focus on activities including, but not limited to, developing culturally based prevention strategies, strengthening responses to human trafficking, and improving cooperation and communication on jurisdictional issues between state, local, federal, and tribal law enforcement in order to investigate and solve cases involving missing and murdered indigenous people.
The BSCC anticipates releasing a Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grant Program Request for Proposal (RFP) in 2023. For the latest information on RFP releases, consider subscribing to the BSCC ListServ here.
The BSCC will host a virtual Bidders’ Conference for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grant Program in May 2023. This page will be updated in April 2023 with additional information.
The BSCC established an Executive Steering Committee in July 2022 to develop the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grant Program Request for Proposal (RFP) and authorized BSCC staff to implement the Grant Program. A listing of Board meetings on the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grant Program is provided below:
- July 25, 2022 | Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grant Program, Appointment of Chair and Establishment of an Executive Steering Committee: Requesting Approval
The Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grant Program Executive Steering Committee (ESC) will host a series of meetings in 2023 to develop a Request for Proposal (RFP) and to make funding recommendation to the Board. A listing of ESC meetings and the reference material for each meeting is provided below.
March 1-2, 2023
- March 1, 2023 - ESC Meeting Agenda
- March 2, 2023 - ESC Meeting Agenda
- Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Actopens PDF file
- A Handy Guide to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act of 2004opens PDF file
- Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grant Program ESC Rosteropens WORD file
- Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grant Program Issue Paperopens WORD file
March 22, 2023
The BSCC anticipates posting a Frequently Asked Questions document in May 2023.
Please direct your questions, concerns, or comments about the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grant Program to mmip@bscc.ca.govcreate new email. A staff member will review your request and follow-up as needed.