The California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) is announcing the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grant, Cohort 3.
Donor Name: California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC)
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/18/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 4 years
Details:
This RFP makes $12,933,395 available competitively to federally recognized Indian tribes in California. This grant program was developed with input from members of California’s tribal community and supports a broad range of activities. Tribes are encouraged to develop programs that address their community’s needs.
Funding Information
Applicants may compete in one of three categories based on the size and scope of the project:
- Small Scope: up to $500,000
- Large Scope: up to $1,000,000
- Collaborative (two or more tribes): up to $2,000,000.
Grant Period
August 1, 2025 to January 31, 2029.
Uses of funds
MMIP grant funds may be used for:
- Culturally based outreach and awareness campaigns
- Mental health services
- Substance use disorder treatment
- Reunification of indigenous foster youth or runaways with their families
- Community healing activities
- Activities to prevent human trafficking
- Services for the families of missing or murdered indigenous people
- Promoting coordination between tribal police and their non-tribal counterparts
- Legal clinics that offer training on the development of formal agreements between tribes and state and local governments
- Funding partnerships with local law enforcement agencies.
Eligibility Criteria
Any non-governmental organization that receives Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grant funds (as either a subgrantee or subcontractor) must:
- Have been duly organized, in existence, and in good standing for at least six (6) months prior to the effective date of its fiscal agreement with the BSCC or with the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People grantee;
- Non-governmental entities that have recently reorganized or have merged with other qualified non-governmental entities that were in existence prior to the six (6) month date are also eligible, provided all necessary agreements have been executed and filed with the California Secretary of State prior to the start date of the grant agreement with the BSCC or the start date of the grantee subcontractor fiscal agreement;
- Be registered with the California Secretary of State’s Office, if applicable;
- Be registered with the Attorney General’s Office Register of Charitable Trust, if applicable;
- Have a valid Employer Identification Number (EIN) or Taxpayer ID (if sole proprietorship);
- Have a valid business license, if applicable;
- Have no outstanding civil judgments or liens;
- Have any other state or local licenses or certifications necessary to provide the services requested (e.g., facility licensing by the Department of Health Care Services), if applicable.
For more information, visit BSCC.
