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Youth Community Access California Grant Program

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Youth Community Access California Grant Program

Program Link:
https://www.grants.ca.gov/grants/youth-community-access-grant-program-2/

  • Important Dates
    • Application deadline: 8/14/24 17:00
    • Expected award announcement: Fall 2025
    • Period of performance: March 1, 2027
  • Funding Details
    • Total estimated available funding: $500,000
    • Expected number of awards: Dependent
    • Estimated amount per award: $25,000 – $500,000
  • Purpose:

Youth Community Access is a program supporting youth access to natural and cultural resources with a focus on low-income and disadvantaged communities including, but not limited to, community education and recreational amenities to support youth substance use prevention and early intervention.

  • Description:

California voters passed the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Proposition 64) on November 8, 2016, which legalized the recreational sale and use of cannabis to people over the age of 21 and levied new excise taxes on the cultivation and retail sale of all state-regulated cannabis. Proposition 64 created the Youth Education, Prevention, Early Intervention and Treatment Account (YEPEITA) into which the State Controller deposits 60 percent (60%) of the tax revenues from marijuana sales for youth programs designed to educate about and prevent substance use disorders and to prevent harm from substance use. Programs shall emphasize accurate education, effective prevention, early intervention, school retention, and timely treatment services for youth, their families, and caregivers.

Funds appropriated to the California Natural Resources Agency (the State) are for competitive grants to support youth access to natural or cultural resources with a focus on low-income and disadvantaged communities.  This includes, but is not limited to, community education and recreational amenities to support youth substance use prevention and early intervention.

The Youth Community Access Grant Program is a competitive program and will award to communities disproportionately affected by past federal and state drug policies, also known as the War on Drugs, as well as other underserved communities. The War on Drugs disproportionately impacted communities of color, particularly low-income communities. Harsh federal and state drug policies enacted during the War on Drugs led to mass incarceration of people of color, decreased access to social services, loss of educational attainment due to diminished federal financial aid eligibility, prohibitions on the use of public assistance, and the separation of families. The Youth Community Access Grant Program aims to be a resource to address and repair the multi-generational community impacts of the War on Drugs.

  • Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Nonprofit, Public Agency, Tribal Government
  • Eligible applicants include local, state, and federal agencies; nonprofit organizations and federally recognized Native American tribes.
  • Eligible Geographies:
    • Statewide

 

  • Funding Details:

Letter of Intent Required? : No

Requires Matched Funding? : No

Funding Source: State

Funding Source Notes:

The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Proposition 64) created the Youth Education, Prevention, Early Intervention and Treatment Account (YEPEITA) into which the State Controller deposits 60 percent (60%) of the tax revenues from marijuana sales for youth programs designed to educate about and prevent substance use disorders and to prevent harm from substance use.

Funding Method: Reimbursement(s)

Funding Method Notes:

Payments will be made on a reimbursement basis: the Grantee pays for services, products, or supplies; submits invoices; and is then reimbursed by the State. 10% of the amount requested for reimbursement may be retained and issued as a final payment upon completion. For communities that meet disadvantaged and low-income requirements, advances up to 25% of the grant award at a time may be available.

 

How to apply:

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

For questions about this grant, contact: Melissa Jones, 1-916-902-6373, melissa.jones@resources.ca.gov

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