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California Community Reinvestment Grants Program

California Community Reinvestment Grants support specified employment, health, reentry, navigation, legal, and medical-care linkage services for California communities disproportionately affected by past drug policies. The strongest documented fit is a community-based nonprofit or California-identified Local Health Department serving an eligible county or census tract, with a direct match to a named service. FY 2023-24 priorities favored organizations led by people directly impacted by the War on Drugs, those serving formerly incarcerated people, and those placing people in jobs; because priorities may vary by fiscal year, applicants should verify the current cycle before relying on them. Current application rules, award amounts, deadline, and review criteria are not supplied.

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Time remaining

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Nonprofit status

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Geography

The CalCRG program statute requires programs and services to 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.

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Organization size

No organization-size limit was captured.

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Program area

Disadvantaged Communities, Employment, Labor & Training, Health & Human Services, Housing, Community and Economic Development, Law, Justice, and Legal Services

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Population served

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Matching funds

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Plain-English explanation

Plain-English explanation

California Community Reinvestment Grants support specified employment, health, reentry, navigation, legal, and medical-care linkage services for California communities disproportionately affected by past drug policies. The strongest documented fit is a community-based nonprofit or California-identified Local Health Department serving an eligible county or census tract, with a direct match to a named service. FY 2023-24 priorities favored organizations led by people directly impacted by the War on Drugs, those serving formerly incarcerated people, and those placing people in jobs; because priorities may vary by fiscal year, applicants should verify the current cycle before relying on them. Current application rules, award amounts, deadline, and review criteria are not supplied.

Editorial analysis

What the funder is trying to accomplish

GO-Biz intends to use cannabis tax revenues to support job placement, mental health treatment, substance use disorder treatment, system navigation, legal services addressing barriers to reentry, and linkages to medical care for communities disproportionately affected by past federal and state drug policies. At least 50 percent of annual grant funding is allocated to qualified community-based nonprofit organizations.

Editorial analysis

Strong-fit project signals

The applicant is a community-based nonprofit meeting the stated community-focus and population-representation definition, or is one of California's 61 identified local government health departments. Services will be provided in one or more identified CalCRG-eligible California counties or census tracts and serve communities disproportionately affected by past federal and state drug policies. The project directly delivers one or more named program services: job placement, mental health treatment, substance use disorder treatment, system navigation, reentry-barrier legal services, or linkages to medical care. The organization is led by individuals directly impacted by the War on Drugs, serves formerly incarcerated individuals, or places individuals in jobs. These were FY 2023-24 priorities, not confirmed current-cycle requirements.

Editorial analysis

What reviewers may prioritize

No formal review criteria, scoring rubric, or reviewer preferences are supplied. As a program-specific inference, a competitive narrative should make eligibility, eligible geography, affected-community connection, and delivery of a named service easy to verify. The FY 2023-24 priorities are relevant context but should not be represented as current reviewer criteria without confirmation.

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What this grant funds

The California Community Reinvestment Grants program was included in the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Proposition 64), which was approved by California voters on November 8, 2016. In accordance with the proposition, the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) will award grants to Local Health Departments and at least 50 percent to 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, also known as the War on Drugs (WoD). The CalCRG program is funded by the cannabis excise and cultivation taxes imposed by Revenue and Taxation Code sections 34011 and 34012, respectively. Contingent upon sufficient tax proceeds generated, the funding for the grant program grew by $10 million in each fiscal year until it reached a total of $50 million in fiscal year 2022-23. At least 50 percent of the grant funding each fiscal year will be allocated to qualified community-based nonprofit organizations. CalCRG program requirements and priorities may vary each fiscal year.  Fiscal Year 2023-24 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.

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Award range
Not specified
Total program funding
Not specified
Expected awards
Not specified
Geography
The CalCRG program statute requires programs and services to 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.
Cost share
Not specified
Assistance listing
Not specified

Mission alignment

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Geographic fit

The CalCRG program statute requires programs and services to 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.

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Working plan

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The generated milestones are planning aids. Only the official notice establishes required dates.

Requirements captured

Other requirements
Local Health Departments: Defined as any of the 61 California-identified local government health departments. Community-based Nonprofit Organizations: 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.

Official deadline

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Effort unclear based on requirements currently captured.

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Source record

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Verification
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Source
state CA
Last checked
8/22/2026, 8:51:23 AM
Content updated
8/13/2026, 9:36:57 AM
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Quick answersFrequently asked questionsGet concise answers about California Community Reinvestment Grants Program.
Is California Community Reinvestment Grants Program currently open?

Yes, based on the latest source record. The deadline is Not specified. Because funders can amend or extend notices, confirm the date and submission instructions on the official application page. The source was last checked 8/22/2026.

How much funding does California Community Reinvestment Grants Program provide?

California Community Reinvestment Grants Program lists Not specified per award. The expected number of awards has not been captured, so the award range alone should not be treated as an estimate of competitiveness.

Who can apply to California Community Reinvestment Grants Program?

Nonprofit; Public Agency. Local Health Departments: Defined as any of the 61 California-identified local government health departments. Community-based Nonprofit Organizations: Defined as organizations established and focused on issues and concerns at the community level (neighborhood, city, county, region) that are… Applicants should still complete the eligibility quiz and verify every condition in the official notice; a general fit does not override exclusions or registration requirements.

Does California Community Reinvestment Grants Program require matching funds?

The captured source facts do not clearly establish a matching-funds requirement. Do not assume that means no match is required: review the budget and cost-sharing sections of the official notice before approving the project budget.

What should I prepare before applying to California Community Reinvestment Grants Program?

Effort unclear is expected. The captured requirements include other requirements. Start by confirming eligibility and registrations, then work backward from Not specified using the preparation plan above.