Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program

Total funding available for this Request for Proposals (RFP) for Cohort 3 is $150,000,000. The total available grant funds in this RFP is contingent on timely deposits made available to the BSCC through the Proposition 64 Initiative (the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act) via the State and Local Government Law Enforcement Account through fiscal year 2021-22. Successful applicants will be funded for a five-year grant project cycle commencing on May 1, 2023 and ending on April 30, 2028. The Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program, Cohort 3 Proposal Package submission is available through an online portal submission process. Applicants must submit proposals through the BSCC-Submittable online portal by 5:00 p.m. on December 2, 2022 at which time the portal will close and no longer accept applications. Prospective applicants are invited – but not required – to attend a Bidders’ Conference. The purpose of a Bidders’ Conference is to answer technical questions from prospective bidders (applicants) and provide clarity on RFP instructions. There is no preference given to applicants who attend the Bidders’ Conference. Details for the Bidders’ Conference are listed below:Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program, Cohort 3 Bidders’ ConferenceWednesday, November 9, 20221:30 p.m.Via Zoom:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88155648005?pwd=cm9SNzh3bjZaMGo4dXVBU0MwYjBydz09Meeting ID: 881 5564 8005Passcode: 281824 All Prop 64 PH&S local government grantees are required to designate a Lead Public Agency (LPA) to serve as the coordinator for all grant activities. LPA means a governmental agency with local authority of or within that county or city. Applicants interested in applying for the Prop 64 PH&S Grant Program, Cohort 3 are asked, but are not required, to submit a non-binding Letter of Intent. These letters will aid the BSCC in planning for the proposal review process. Eligible applicants must be local governments that have not banned both indoor and outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation, or retail sale of marijuana or marijuana products. Local governments awarded Proposition 64 PH&S Grant funds in previous RFPs are eligible to apply to this current solicitation (i.e., Cohort 3). The purpose of this grant program is to fund projects that assist with law enforcement efforts, fire protection efforts, or other local projects addressing public health and safety associated with the implementation of the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA). Applicants must propose activities/strategies that fall within the four (4) Project Purpose Areas (PPAs) defined below. Applicants may either implement new activities, strategies, or programs, OR expand existing activities, strategies, or programs. PPA 1: Youth Development/Youth Prevention and Intervention PPA 2: Public Health PPA 3: Public Safety PPA 4: Environmental Impacts The maximum amount for which any eligible single applicant may apply is $3 million.

Eligibility

• Programs related to public health

Award details

Applications close on December 2, 2022.

Categories

Environment Energy · Health · Social Services