The California Community Reinvestment Grants Program advances health, wellness, and economic justice for populations and communities harmed by the WoD.
Donor Name: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/08/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Fiscal Year 2025-26 CalCRG program priorities include proposals from organizations led by individuals directly impacted by the WoD, organizations that serve formerly incarcerated individuals, and organizations placing individuals in jobs. Preference Points will be allocated to proposals that match current CalCRG program priorities.
Funding Information
A total of $48,000,000 is available, of which 50 percent will be reserved for small Community based Nonprofit Organizations that have average annual total revenue of $5,000,000 or less over the last three tax years.
CalCRG Program’s Priority Population
Individuals from populations and communities in California that were disproportionately impacted by the WoD represent the CalCRG program’s priority population. “The War on Drugs” refers to the effort in the United States since the 1970s to combat illegal drug use by greatly increasing penalties, enforcement, and incarceration for drug offenders. Decades of federal and state policies drastically increased funding for drug-control and enforcement agencies while imposing harsh penalties for even low-level, nonviolent drug offenses.
Eligibility Criteria
- Local Health Departments (LHDs) – Defined as any of the 61 California-identified local government health departments with a legally appointed Health Officer.
- Community-based Nonprofit Organizations (CBOs) – Defined as organizations established and focused on issues and concerns at the community level (neighborhood, city, county, region) that are representative of the populations or significant segments of the populations they provide services to in that community. They are often organized around a particular purpose or cause and tend to be grassroots in nature, working from the ground-level upward to create positive change and equity. All CBOs that apply for a grant from the CalCRG program must:
- Have been duly organized, in existence, and in good standing for at least six months prior to the date the Grant Solicitation is issued by GO-Biz;
- Be registered with the California Secretary of State’s Office, with an “Active”
- Have a tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and a tax exempt status with the California Franchise Tax Board;
- Have a “Registry Status” of “Current” or “Exempt” with the California Attorney General’s Registry of Charities and Fundraisers (RCF);
- Have any other state or local licenses or certifications necessary to provide the proposed services (e.g., facility licensing by the Department of Health Care Services, etc.), if applicable; and
- Have a physical address in California.
- Existing CalCRG program grantees – LHDs and CBOs that have a current CalCRG program grant are eligible to apply only if their existing CalCRG program grant has been in effect for at least 12 months and they have expended at least 50 percent of their existing grant, as evidenced by invoices submitted and approved by the Phase 1 application deadline.
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