Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Executive Steering Committee – Proposition 64 Cohort 4 Grant Program 

The BSCC is looking for individuals interested in serving on the Executive Steering Committee (ESC) to develop a new Request for Proposals (RFP) to provide local assistance grants funded by Proposition 64 Cohort 4 Grant Program (Control, Regulate, and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act). Please note that Statements of Interest for the ESC will be taken until Friday, October 17, 2025, or until full membership has been reached. 

In November of 2016, voters approved Proposition 64, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act. The Act provided for the taxation of the cultivation of legal cannabis and a method to distribute collected revenues for licensing and enforcement of the Act. In addition, Proposition 64 set aside funds for several different grant programs administered by different agencies, including the BSCC. As part of the Budget Act of 2025, Senate Bill 141 (Chapter 18, Statutes of 2025) amended the Revenue and Taxation Code (RTC) (Section 34019 [subd. (f)(3)(C)]) that sets forth the parameters of the BSCC Proposition 64 Cohort 4 Grant Program. This grant program provides funding to local governments that assist with law enforcement, fire protection, or other local programming to address public health and safety associated with the implementation of the Act and the adult recreational use of cannabis in California.  

To learn more about this ESC and the BSCC grant making process, please visit the BSCC website https://www.bscc.ca.gov/s_bsccexecutivesteeringcommittees/ or contact Helene Zentner via helene.zentner@bscc.ca.gov.