California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) Grant Program

California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) Grant Program is a grant from the State of California that funds community gun violence reduction initiatives in communities disproportionately impacted by violence. The Cohort 5 round distributes $103 million total to eligible California cities, counties, tribal governments, and community-based organizations (CBOs).

Authorized by AB 762 (Chapter 241, Statutes of 2023), the program was expanded to include counties with one or more disproportionately impacted cities and tribal governments. Grant agreements cover January 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029, with a three-year service delivery period. Applications are submitted through the BSCC Submittable Application Portal, with the Cohort 5 deadline having been August 18, 2025.

California Violence Intervention & Prevention Cohort 5 - California Grants Portal Assembly Bill (AB) 762 (Chapter 241, Statutes of 2023) specified that the purpose of the program is to support effective community gun violence reduction initiatives in communities that are disproportionately impacted by community gun violence.

It expands the CalVIP program to include counties that have within their jurisdiction one or more cities disproportionately impacted by community gun violence and tribal governments. The CalVIP Grant Program Proposal Package submission is available through an online portal submission process. Applicants must submit proposals through the BSCC Submittable Application Portal by 5:00 P.

M. on August 18, 2025. Applicants interested in applying for a CalVIP grant are asked (but not required) to submit a nonbinding letter indicating their intent to apply.

These letters will aid the BSCC in planning for the proposal evaluation process. Proposals selected for funding will be under agreement from January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2029. This includes a three-year grant project service delivery period starting on January 1, 2026 and ending on December 31, 2028.

An additional six months (January 1, 2029 to June 30, 2029) will be included in the term of the grant agreement for the sole purposes of finalizing and submitting a required Local Evaluation Report and a required audit. Applicants eligible to apply for the CalVIP Cohort 5 funding fall into four categories: 1. Cities that are “disproportionately impacted by violence” (listed in Table 1 below).

2. Counties that have one or more cities disproportionately impacted by violence within their jurisdiction (listed in Table 2 below). 3.

Tribal governments located within the identified counties (listed in Table 3 below). 4. Community-based organizations that serve the residents of the cities and/or tribal governments identified in Tables 1 and 3.

The total available funding through this CalVIP Request for Proposals is $103 million. This amount includes the first two anticipated annual allocations to the BSCC from the Gun Violence Prevention and School Safety Fund. Applicants may apply for any amount up to and including the maximum grant amount for each Applicant Category, as shown in Table 4, of the RFP.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply for only the amount of funding needed to implement the project. Proposals will be scored, in part, on the reasonableness of the applicant’s proposed budget. BSCC is required to make 20 percent (20%) of a grantee’s total award available at the start of the grant period.

Please refer to page 29 for more information on the advance payment and invoicing processes. There is no match requirement for the CalVIP Cohort 5 Grant.

Authorizing statute mandates that projects funded by the CalVIP grant funds “shall be primarily focused on providing violence intervention services to the small segment of the population that is identified as high risk of perpetrating or being victimized by community gun violence in the near future. ” (Pen. Code, § 14131, subd.

(c).)

Authorizing statute mandates that CalVIP grants “shall be used to develop, support, expand, and replicate evidence-based community gun violence reduction initiatives, including, without limitation, hospital-based violence intervention programs, evidence-based street outreach programs, and focused deterrence strategies, that seek to interrupt cycles of community gun violence and retaliation in order to reduce the incidence of homicides, shootings, and aggravated assaults.

” (Pen. Code, § 14131, subd. (c).)

1. Cities that are “disproportionately impacted by violence” (listed in the RFP). 2.

Counties that have one or more cities disproportionately impacted by violence within their jurisdiction (listed in the RFP). 3. Tribal governments located within the identified counties (listed in the RFP).

4. Community-based organizations that serve the residents of the cities and/or tribal governments identified in the RFP. The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker.

Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight. Expected award announcement The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant. The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.

Total estimated available funding The total projected dollar amount of the grant. Expected number of awards A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given.

Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display. Estimated amount per award Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts.

Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display. Letter of Intent Required? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.

Requires Matched Funding? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source. The funding source allocated to fund the grant.

It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.

Commencing July 1, 2024, Assembly Bill 28 (Chapter 231, Statutes of 2023), also known as the Gun Violence Prevention and School Safety Act, imposes an excise tax in the amount of 11 percent of the gross receipts from the retail sale in California of a firearm, firearm precursor part, and ammunition. The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee.

Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly). Advances & Reimbursement(s) BSCC is required to make 20 percent (20%) of a grantee’s total award available at the start of the grant period.

With the exception of the one-time advance payment, disbursement of grant funds occurs on a reimbursement basis. For grantees that choose to receive an advance payment, BSCC will withhold a minimum of 50 percent of funds claimed on each invoice toward reconciliation of the advance until the full advance is expended and accounted for. State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

For questions about this grant, contact: CalVIP inbox, 1-916-445-5073, calvip5@bscc. ca.

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