Authorize the Chief of Probation to accept Proposition 47 grant funding in the amount of $2.0M from the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) for the period of October 1, 2024, through June 30, 2028; and adopt budget resolution in the amount of $165,417 for FY 2024-25. (No general fund impact) (4/5 vote required) (Fruchtenicht)

Background
Proposition 47 was a voter-approved initiative on the November 2014 ballot that reduced from felonies to misdemeanors specified low-level drug and property crimes. Each year, the state savings generated by the implementation of Proposition 47 are deposited into the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Fund.  Sixty-five percent of these savings are set aside annually for the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) to administer a competitive grant program. Proposition 47 requires that these funds be awarded to public agencies to provide mental health services, substance-use disorder treatment and/or diversion programs for those in the criminal justice system. Additional legislation requires that the grant be awarded competitively and specifies that funds may serve adults and juveniles and allows funds to be used for housing-related assistance and other community-based supportive services, including job skills training, case management or civil legal services. The BSCC further requires that at least 50 percent of the award made to grantees is passed through to community-based service providers. 

Reason for Recommended Action
The Probation Department applied for and was awarded $2.0M grant that will be used to expand its Transitions to Care program in the community.  This award will provide 65% of the awarded budget ($1.3M) to community-based organizations to identify and fund case management services, substance-use disorder counseling and treatment, housing navigation services as well as stipends for housing placement. The initial goal is to use the stipends for emergency and temporary housing, with the long-term goal that the client can benefit from wraparound SUD services to be in a better place (mentally), allowing them to transition into permanent housing on their own. There will be a robust project evaluation component with $100K earmarked for those activities and $15K for program audit. This award will also provide funding for one deputy probation officer to identify eligible participants, oversee and manage this program, as well as a small amount of funding for an administrative analyst to gather data and provide analysis of program metrics. 

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