Innovative Programming Grant

Overview

The purpose of the IPG is to provide grant funds to non-profit organizations wishing to expand programs they are currently providing in other California state prisons that have demonstrated success and focus on an incarcerated person’s responsibility and restorative justice principles, or to not-for-profit organizations with experience in providing programming in a correctional setting. This grant will provide non-profit organizations $4 million in funding per year for three (3) fiscal years: FY 2025-26, FY 2026-27, and FY 2027-28 for a total of $12 million for the grant period to fund innovative programs. The grant period begins on July 1, 2025, and ends on June 30, 2028. The purpose of the IPG is to provide grant funds to non-profit organizations wishing to expand programs they are...