Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Funding Opportunities  

The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) has announced the award of more than $24 million through two separate grant programs that support local government and tribal communities in their efforts to combat community gun violence, provide crisis intervention, and solve cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people. This also includes the release of over $30 million in federal grant funds to California counties to purchase equipment, supplies, and/or support training initiatives.

Over $11 million was provided through the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (Byrne SCIP), which now totals over $16.8 million. Authorized by the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Supplemental Act and funded through the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Byrne SCIP provides federal funding to implement state gun crisis intervention, court proceedings and related programs or initiatives, including, but not limited to, extreme risk protection order programs that work to keep firearms out of the hands of people in crisis who pose a threat to themselves or others, as well as mental health courts, drug courts, and veterans’ treatment courts. A full list of Byrne SCIP grantees can be found here.

$12.9 million was provided through the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Grant Program, which now totals over $35 million statewide. Funded by the State of California Budget Act of 2024, this competitive grant is awarded to federally recognized Indian tribes in California and their local law enforcement partners to support efforts to identify, collect case-level data, publicize, and investigate and solve cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous people. A full list of MMIP grantees can be found here.

$30 million in federal grant funds was announced for California counties to purchase equipment, supplies, and/or support training initiatives via funding from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, through the Bureau of Justice Assistance—the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. This non-competitive, one-time release of funding will allow each county to apply for a set, formula-based dollar amount based on population, with awards ranging from a minimum of $10,000 for smaller counties to over $7.6 million for Los Angeles County. A complete list of available awards by county can be found here.

Counties are encouraged to attend an online Prospective Applicant Grant Information Session on August 7, 2025, with applications due September 8. Other important RFA activities and tentative timelines can be found here, but applicants are encouraged to monitor the BSCC Funding Opportunities webpage for updated information.