Proposition 47 Grant Program: Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act Cohort 5

Overview

Prop 47 grants support mental health services, substance use disorder treatment, and diversion programs for people in the criminal justice system. Proposition 47 (Appendix A) was a voter-approved initiative on the November 2014 general election ballot. As stated in the ballot measure: “The people enact the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act to ensure that prisonspending is focused on violent and serious offenses, to maximize alternatives for nonserious, nonviolent crime, and to invest the savings generated from this act into prevention and support programs in K–12 schools, victim services, and mental health and drug treatment.” The BSCC staff cannot provide guidance or assist the applicant or its partners with the actual preparation of the proposal, but will respond to technical...