No County match is required. However, public agency applicants must demonstrate how they will leverage other federal, state, and local funds or other social investments (per Assembly Bill 1056).

The Board of State and Community Corrections, on behalf of the State of California, has made available up to $103,651,000 in grant funding, funded by statewide savings generated by Proposition 47, through an issued Request for Proposals (RFP). Projects funded through Proposition 47 are intended to reduce recidivism and justice-involvement for people who have been arrested, charged with, or convicted of a criminal offense AND who have mental health issues or substance use disorders. The maximum award over 38 months is $6,000,000 for “large” projects such as is being proposed for Contra Costa County. Proposals submitted for funding through this opportunity must be submitted by a public agency serving as Lead Applicant. Lead Applicants must subcontract with one or more non-governmental, community organizations for a minimum of 50 percent of the total grant award, with additional points awarded to applicants that pass through 60 percent or 70 percent. The grant can fund programs that serve adults and/or juveniles.  
  
Any non-governmental, community-based organization that receives Proposition 47 grant funds must have been duly organized, in existence, and in good standing as of October 17, 2016; be registered with the California Secretary of State’s Office, if applicable; have a valid business license, Employer Identification Number, and/or Taxpayer ID, and have any other state or local licenses or certifications necessary to provide the services requested, if applicable, and must have a proven track record working with the target population and the capacity to support data collection and evaluation efforts.  
  
On January 10, 2017 the Board of Supervisors authorized the Chair of the Board to send a "Notice of Intent to Apply" for the Proposition 47 Grant funds. The Board also authorized the Health Services Director, or his designee, (the Director of Behavioral Health), to submit a Grant Application to the Board of State & Community Corrections (BSCC), to provide the County, if awarded, an amount not to exceed $6,000,000, for mental health services, substance use disorder treatment, diversion programs, housing-related and other community-based supportive services, or some combination thereof, for the period from June 16, 2017 to August 15, 2020. Pursuant to Proposition 47, this grant is to provide mental health services, substance use disorder treatment and diversion programs for people in the criminal justice system. The grant program may also provide housing-related assistance and other community-based supportive services, including job skills training, case management and civil legal services.  
  
Before grant funds can be reimbursed, a prospective grantee must either (1) submit a resolution from its Governing Board that delegates authority to the individual authorized to execute the grant agreement or (2) provide sufficient documentation indicating that the prospective grantee has been vested with plenary authority to execute grant agreements (e.g., a municipal ordinance or county ordinance/charter delegating such authority to a city manager or county executive officer). Applicants are encouraged to submit the resolution with their application.  
  
BSCC grant funds shall be used to support new program activities or to augment existing funds that expand current program activities. BSCC grant funds shall not be used to replace existing funds.Supplanting is strictly prohibited for all BSCC grants. When leveraging outside funds, public agency applicants must be careful not to supplant. Supplanting is the deliberate reduction in the amount of federal, state, or local funds being appropriated to an existing program or activity because grant funds have been awarded for the same purposes.It is the responsibility of the Grantee to ensure that supplanting does not occur. The Grantee must keep clear and detailed financial records to show that grant funds are used only for allowable costs and activities.  
  
Synopsis of County RFP Proposal  
  
To determine the appropriate focus of the proposed Contra Costa County project, the Health Services Department supported the convening of a multi-stakeholder Local Advisory Committee (LAC) of more than thirty people from diverse backgrounds and expertise, including people with histories of justice involvement, along with people experienced in the prospective programs and/or services to be implemented by the proposal, and who have supported the development of priority areas and approaches. This LAC has convened three meetings to review data, identify priorities, and consider design options, and additional work teams have been formed and have met to develop agreements regarding areas where their roles and duties intersect.  
  
The Antioch Police Department, a member of the LAC, reports high rates of repeat arrest for low-level, non-violent charges (including drug-related charges, petty theft, shoplifting, nuisance crimes, and similar low-level charges) for people with apparent unmet behavioral health needs and associated challenges and behaviors. This cycle of arrest, citation/release, and incarceration is detrimental to the safety and quality of life in Antioch, imposes high demands on Antioch Police Department requiring dedication of scarce resources that could be better devoted to more serious and violent crimes including gun-related charges and auto theft, and is not improving individual outcomes or reducing recidivism or advancing public safety. The proposed project will establish a pre-booking diversion program for low-level adult arrestees in Antioch, including probationers arrested on eligible charges whose probation would otherwise be revoked. The proposed program will be operated in agreement and partnership with the District Attorney, the Probation Department, the Public Defender, the Courts, the Health Services Department and its subordinate entities, directly managed by the Forensic Mental Health department and conducted in partnership with community-based service providers. The Health Services Department expects that the community-based diversion service program will be managed by the Contra Costa Reentry Network currently operating in Central and East County, and which now has administrative offices in Antioch. The Network will form a Diversion Team staffed by both professional staff and paraprofessional peers who will be trained in and hired to conduct restorative justice and cognitive-behavioral services in the Network’s “No Wrong Door” community sites that exist in multiple locations in Antioch, including in faith-based settings. The Network will, in turn, subcontract with additional community-based service providers, as necessary, to establish a robust and consistent community-based system of care, thus maximizing the value of the Contra Costa Reentry Network while advancing capacity for additional nonprofit partners.  
  
The overall project will be stewarded by a Local Advisory Committee to ensure ongoing community input, and will be operationally supervised by a public/private Diversion Panel to review specific cases and address operational issues. The project’s public/private approach to both diversion and services will maximize the value and impact of existing resources and efforts, reduce recidivism, increase public safety, mitigate barriers and fill gaps to better meet the needs of this population.  
  
The project will leverage existing resources and funds, including SB 678 funds provided by the Probation Department for evidence-based probation services, the Whole Person Care project now in development through the Health Services Department, the County’s newly integrated behavioral health resource and referral design, the new Coordinated Access approach to housing services being implemented by the County’s Health, Housing, and Homeless Services department, and the array of housing, employment, civil legal services, family support, and other services provided by the Reentry Network and funded through AB 109.

Successful public agency applicants will be required to submit a Resolution from their Governing Boards before the grant award can be finalized and funds awarded. A signed resolution is not required at the time of proposal submission, but public agency applicants are advised that no financial invoices will be processed for reimbursement until the Governing Board Resolution has been received by the BSCC.