CalVIP Cohort 3 Request for Proposals (RFP)
This RFP provides the information necessary to prepare proposals to the Board of State and Community Correction (BSCC) for grant funds available through the CalVIP grant.

The CalVIP RFP originally was released on February 14, 2020 with a due date of April 10, 2020. On April 9, 2020, the Board approved an 8-week extension. The RFP has been re-released to reflect the new proposal due date of June 5, 2020 and corresponding changes to the timeline and required grant project activities. The RFP now reflects a 33-month grant period with an additional 6 months for audit and evaluation, for a total contract period of 39 months.

CalVIP RFP (Re-released): Word (Proposals Due June 5, 2020)

CalVIP RFP (Re-released): PDF

CalVIP Budget Attachment : Excel
Re-posted 6/4/20: A formula error was discovered that impacts the match contribution under the Indirect Costs category. Amounts input at the bottom of the worksheet did not automatically populate in the master Budget Table at the top of the page. This has been corrected and the Budget Attachment re-posted. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Posted 6/4/20 - PDF (New)

Posted 5/20/20 - PDF

Re-posted 3/20/20 - PDF
(see correction to Question 5)

Questions about the Cohort 3 CalVIP grants should be submitted to: CalVIP-3@bscc.ca.gov.

Letters of Intent

Click here to see a listing of the cities and community-based organizations (CBOs) that submitted letters of intent to apply for CalVIP funds. The workbook is divided into three sections: Cities from Table 1, Cities from Table 2 and CBOs.

Bidders’ Conferences
The BSCC held Bidders’ Conferences on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 in Los Angeles and on Friday, March 6, 2020 in Sacramento to answer technical questions from prospective applicants about the RFP, provide information on the principles of evidence-based violence reduction strategies, and provide clarity on RFP instructions.

The Bidders’ Conference on March 6, 2020 was recorded and can be viewed here – YouTube Recording

Bidders' Conference PowerPoint Slides - PDF

Evidence-Based Violence Reduction Strategies

At the Bidders’ Conference, BSCC showed a special video presentation by Thomas Abt, Senior Fellow at the Council on Criminal Justice and author of Bleeding Out: The Devastating Consequences of Urban Violence and a Bold Plan for Peace in the Streets.

View the video presentation here -  Following the evidence: how to successfully and sustainably reduce urban violence

2019 State Budget Act (CalVIP)

Assembly Bill 1603 (Wicks, 2019)

  Executive Steering Committee

The CalVIP Executive Steering Committee includes a cross-section of subject matter experts with professional experience related to community-based violence intervention initiatives, program evaluation, policy development and advocacy, including individuals who were directly impacted by the criminal justice system. This ESC will develop the CalVIP Request for Proposals and make funding recommendations to the Board.

FY 2019-20 CalVIP ESC Roster

CalVIP ESC Bios

12/12/19: Summary of Recent Legislative Changes and ESC Recommendations that Impact the Cohort 3 RFP - PDF

Presentation by Thomas Abt to the CalVIP ESC
Thomas Abt is a Senior Research Fellow and Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy with the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management at Harvard Kennedy School. Previously, Abt served as Deputy Secretary for Public Safety to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and as Chief of Staff to the Office of Justice Programs at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he played a leading role in establishing the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention. Abt turned what he learned in the past two decades in law-enforcement jobs, and now as a Harvard crime researcher, into a how-to manual published in June 2019 called Bleeding Out: The Devastating Consequences of Urban Violence—And a Bold New Plan for Peace in the Streets. Click on the image to watch Thomas Abt’s presentation to the CalVIP ESC.

Click here to open an alphabetized list of all Cohort 1 & 2 CalVIP grantees, with corresponding project summaries and contact persons.

For information about the CalVIP Grant Program, please contact Colleen Curtin, Field Representative, at colleen.curtin@bscc.ca.gov

Cohort 1: Angela Ardisana, Program & Fiscal Analyst at angela.ardisana@bscc.ca.gov

Cohort 2: Amanda Abucay, Program & Fiscal Analyst at amanda.abucay@bscc.ca.gov

FY 17-18 CalVIP Request for Proposals (RFP)

The FY 17-18 CalVIP RFP included the following guidelines:

• The maximum funding threshold for all grants (cities and CBOs) was $500,000.
• The two-year grant cycles are: Cohort 1) May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2020; and Cohort 2) September 1, 2018 to August 31, 2020.
• The dollar-for-dollar match can be cash or in-kind, or a combination thereof.
• The $8,215,000 available for the competitive grant in Cohort 1 was split in half, with $4,107,500 set aside for city applicants and $4,107,500 set aside for CBO applicants.
• The $7,550,000 available for the competitive grant in Cohort 2 was also split in half, with $3,775,000 set aside for city applicants and $3,775,000 set aside for CBO applicants.
• Preference points were assigned according to the following schedule:
  • 5% extra points for cities (and CBOs in those cities) that ranked in the top 5 percent for homicide rate, robbery rate and aggravated assault rate for 2015 and 2016;
  • 3% extra points for cities (and CBOs in those cities) that ranked in the top 5 percent for 2 of those 3 crime rates for 2015 and 2016; and
  • 1% extra points for cities (and CBOs in those cities) that ranked in the top 5 percent for 1 of those 3 crime rates for 2015 and 2