October 27, 2022

The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) is announcing the release of the Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety (Prop 64 PH&S) Grant Program Cohort 3, Request for Proposals (RFP). The Prop 64 PH&S Grant Program directs revenue from the cultivation and sale of cannabis to projects that promote public health and safety.

This RFP makes available $150 million through a competitive process for projects that address local impacts due to the legalization of cannabis in California. Activities and strategies must fall within four Project Purpose Areas (PPAs):

1. Youth Development/Youth Prevention and Intervention
2. Public Health
3. Public Safety
4. Environmental Impacts.

Proposals must be received through the BSCC-Submittable Application online portal by 5:00p.m. on Friday, December 2, 2022. Instructions for using the BSCC-Submittable Application online portal are located on the BSCC Prop 64 Homepage.

The BSCC staff cannot assist the applicant or its partners with the actual preparation of the proposal. Any technical questions concerning the RFP, the proposal process, programmatic issues and/or the BSCC-Submittable Application process must be submitted by email to Prop64_Grant3@bscc.ca.gov.

Additional Resources:

Proposition 64 Grant - Funding of Availability