California Community Reinvestment Grants Program

The California Community Reinvestment Grants Program awards grants to Local Health Departments and qualified Community-based Nonprofit Organizations to support job placement, mental health treatment, substance use disorder treatment, system navigation services, legal services to address barriers to reentry, and linkages to medical care for communities disproportionately affected by past federal and state drug policies. The program is funded by the cannabis excise and cultivation taxes imposed by Revenue and Taxation Code sections 34011 and 34012. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations and public agencies. The program priorities include proposals from organizations led by individuals directly impacted by the War on Drugs, organizations that serve formerly incarcerated individuals, and organizations placing individuals in jobs. Key services to be provided include job placement, mental health treatment, substance use disorder treatment, system navigation services, legal services, and linkages to medical care. • Job placement services • Mental health treatment • Substance use disorder treatment • System navigation services • Legal services to address barriers to reentry • Linkages to medical care • Services must be provided to communities disproportionately impacted by past federal and state drug policies • Applicants must provide services in one or more of the identified CalCRG eligible counties or census tracts in California