The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) has awarded
10 grants intended to strengthen relationships between law
enforcement and the communities they serve totaling nearly $6
million. The BSCC received 46 applications requesting more than
$24 million in funding. The grant recipients are as follows:
Alameda County Sheriff’s Department
Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Department
Monterey County Sheriff’s Department and Salinas Police
Department
Vallejo Police Department
Bakersfield Police Department
Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield and King City Police
Departments
Richmond Police Department
Stockton Police Department
Monrovia Police Department
Long Beach Police Department
The Strengthening Law Enforcement Community Relations program was
established by the Budget Act of 2015 and allocates funding for a
grant that would provide training for front-line peace officers
on issues such as implicit bias, best practices, restorative
justice programs and problem-oriented policing initiatives like
Operation Ceasefire. For additional information on the grant
proposals please click here.
