California Violence Intervention & Prevention Grant - CalVIP

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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. These resources will be used for the following types of initiatives:

  • Training and certification for frontline gun violence prevention and intervention professionals.
  • Technical assistance to foster the growth of CBOs dedicated to gun violence intervention.
  • Mental health and other supportive services to frontline CVI professionals and their families.
  • Professional development efforts to recruit, retain, and support CVI frontline professionals.

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

The CalVIP Cohort 5 application period is now open. Proposals are due August 18, 2025.

Request for Proposals (RFP)

This RFP Instruction Packet provides the information necessary to prepare a proposal to the BSCC for funds available through the CalVIP Grant Program. Proposals selected for funding will be under agreement with the BSCC from January 1, 2026, to June 30, 2029. The term of the grant agreement includes three-year service delivery period and an additional six months to finalize and submit the required Final Local Evaluation Report and financial audit. Non-binding Letters of Intent are due March 14, 2025.

3/12/25 Update: Revised Eligibility Criteria for CBO Applicants, (see pages 12-13 of the RFP)

3/4/25 Update: Revised Attachment B, CalVIP Project Work Plan, (see page 75 of the RFP)

2/19/25 Update: Revised due dates for questions (see page 1 of the RFP)

CalVIP Cohort 5 Proposals must be received by 5:00 P.M. (PST) on August 18, 2025.

CalVIP Cohort 5 RFP Instruction Packet
Updated 3/12/25

CalVIP Cohort 5 Notice of Funding Availability

CalVIP Cohort 5 SAMPLE Grant Agreement

 

Mandatory Attachments to the RFP

  1. CalVIP Cohort 5 Budget Attachment   Updated 3.6.25
  2. CalVIP Cohort 5 Project Work Plan   Updated 3.4.25
  3. Criteria and Assurance for Non-Governmental Organizations that Receive BSCC Grant Funds as a Subcontractor
  4. Certification of Compliance with BSCC Policies Regarding Debarment, Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement
 

Submission Instructions

The BSCC uses special application software called “Submittable” for its competitive grant process. Applications for CalVIP Cohort 5 must be submitted through the BSCC Submittable Application Portal. Applicants who do not already have one must create a free Submittable account. After an account is established, applicants may proceed with the submission process. As part of this process, applicants will be required to upload mandatory attachments, complete the attachments and then upload them to the BSCC Submittable Application Portal. Please be advised that completing the application and uploading the required documents into the Submittable Application Portal can take a significant amount of time. It is extremely important that applicants begin the submission process early. Applicants that wait until the due date to complete the submission process often run out of time. Applicants are strongly advised to submit proposals well in advance of the due date and time to avoid disqualification. The Submittable application portal will not accept submissions after 5:00 PM (PST) on August 18, 2025.

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CalVIP Cohort 5 Grant Information Session

On March 11, 2025 prospective applicants are invited – but not required – to attend a Grant Information Session. The purpose of these sessions is to provide clarity on RFP instructions and answer technical questions from prospective applicants. BSCC staff will review proposal submission instructions, funding information, eligible grant activities, and the rating process. Details:  

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 - 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Meeting ID: 870 9284 6649

 

CalVIP Cohort 5 Information Session Zoom Link

Call in: (669) 900-9128

 

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).

  1. Training and Certification for Frontline CVI professionals: RFPs under development
  2. Support for Data Collection and Program Evaluation: View the CalVIP Capacity Building RFP (released 2/18/25; proposals due 4/4/25)
  3. Statewide Convenings of CVI Professionals: TBD
  4. Technical Assistance for Nonprofit Organizations Aiming to Implement CVI Projects: RFP under development
  5. Grants Management Support for CalVIP Grantees: RFP under development
  6. Mental Health Support to CalVIP Frontline Workers and their Families: incorporated into Cohort 5 RFP

 

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

City Grantees

City Grant Funding Award
City of Delano $1,193,490
City of Merced $977,647
City of Moreno Valley $1,500,000
City of San Deigo $3,651,862
City of Stockton $2,019,656
 

Small Scope CBO Grantees

Small Scope CBO Location of Services Grant Funding Award
Be Finally Free Bakersfield $186,952
Community United for Restorative Youth Justice Oakland $400,000
Flintridge Center Pasadena $344,928
Hope Now for Youth Fresno $38,147
Immanuel Sobriety Inc dba Immanuel House Perris $320,814
National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives Oakland, Stockton, Compton $400,000
Rainbow Labs Mentoring Los Angeles $74,320
The Peace and Justice Law Center Anaheim, Santa Ana $400,000
 

CBO Grantees

CBO Location of Services Grant Funding Award
Advocates for Peace and Unity Los Angeles $1,284,833
Brothers Against Banging Youth (BABY) Los Angeles, Compton $2,079,033
Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS) Oakland $5,244,748
Improve Your Tomorrow Sacramento, Stockton $6,000,000
Just Us 4 Youth Pomona $2,075,666
Life After Uncivil Ruthless Acts (LARA) Los Angeles $884,500
ReImagine Mack Road Foundation Sacramento $1,395,999
Sanctuary of Hope Carson, Compton, Gardena, Inglewood, Los Angeles, Lancaster $956,969
Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Sacramento $6,000,000
Soledad Enrichment Action Los Angeles $6,000,000
The Dream Center Los Angeles $1,835,240
The Regents of the University of California San Francisco San Francisco $3,770,466
Urban Peace Institute Los Angeles $189,870
Wendale Davis Foundation Bakersfield $903,391
 

 

Prior CalVIP Cohorts

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.

 

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

 

Cohort 3 Final Local Evaluation Reports

Small Cities Cities Community-Based Organizations
Grass Valley Bakersfield Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Oakland
Greenfield Fresno Fresh Lifelines for Youth, Inc.
Gustine Long Beach Fresno County Economics Opportunities Commission - Advance Peace
King City Los Angeles Kitchens for Good
Marysville Oakland Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade, Black United Fund, Inc.
Parlier Oxnard Lundquist Inst. for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA
Richmond Safe Passages (Advance Peace) Stockton
Sacramento Sierra Health Foundations Center for Health
Salinas South Bay Community Services
San Bernardino Sothern California Crossroads
San Francisco The Regents of University of California (Davis)
San Jose Watts Gang Task Force Council
Youth ALIVE!

 

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.

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