The Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act (Proposition 47) was a voter-approved initiative on the November 2014 ballot that reduced low-level drug and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. Each year, sixty-five percent of the state savings generated by the implementation of Proposition 47 are set aside for the BSCC to administer a competitive grant program.

This act requires that these funds be awarded to public agencies to provide mental health services, substance-use disorder treatment and/or diversion programs for those in the criminal justice system. Additional legislation (AB 1056, Chap. 438, Stats. of 2015) allows funds to be used for housing-related assistance and other community-based supportive services, including job skills training, case management or civil legal services.

The purpose of this survey is to collect information from public and community-based organizations about their awareness of the grant, its purpose, and their and their ability/eligibility to apply for or receive funds as a subcontractor. We will use the information collected in this survey to enhance the number of qualified grant applications from across the state.

If you have technical issues with the survey, please email stacy.rilea@bscc.ca.gov.

The survey should take approximately 5 - 10 minutes to complete.