California State Crisis Intervention Program

The goal of the updated BSCC Program and Budget plan for the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) funding is to develop a multipronged approach to decreasing gun violence in California, supporting local jurisdictions in their efforts to improve firearms relinquishment procedures and supporting the enhancement of collaborative court programs that address behavioral health issues, with a focus on people who are at higher risk for gun violence.

As it did with the first Byrne SCIP award (Federal Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023), the BSCC will continue to implement this plan by way of two sets of subawards in amounts determined by the Byrne SCIP allocation formula established by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA).

Subaward to the Judicial Council of California: The BSCC will make a subaward totaling $10,066,067 to the Judicial Council of California (JCC) to administer the court-related aspects of the plan. This subaward will support two initiatives 1) Fund programs that address behavioral health needs for people in the criminal court system who are likely to use guns or be the victims of gun violence. 2) Continue an operational review to identify best practices for firearms relinquishment in criminal courts and prepare resources, reference materials and job aids for courts and their justice system partners. The subaward to the Judicial Council will fund the continued expansion and enhancement of collaborative courts and ongoing operational review of best practices. The subaward will include $511,727 to expand and enhance collaborative courts in state courts that serve California’s “Less-than-$10,000 jurisdictions.”

Subawards to Units of Local Government: BSCC plans to make subawards totaling $6,132,845 in FFY 2024 funds, which will be combined with $5,113,869 in FFY 2022 and 2023 funds not awarded in the prior RFP process. This will result in a competitive RFP for units of local government totaling $11,246,714. Eligible applicants will be California counties and cities. The RFP will seek to fund programs that support activities listed in the FFY 2024 Byrne SCIP solicitation, including but not limited to, 1) Communication, Education, Outreach, and Public Awareness; 2) Referrals to Community-Based Services for People in Crisis; 3) Funding for Law Enforcement Crisis Intervention Programs or Initiatives.