(a) (1) Subject to an appropriation in the 2021 Budget Act for purposes of this chapter, the C.R.I.S.E.S. Grant Pilot Program established pursuant to Section 18999.91 shall be administered by the department. (2) (A) The department shall award grants to eligible grantees, as determined by the department, based on grant eligibility criteria developed in partnership with the stakeholder workgroup. (B) For purposes of this paragraph, an eligible grantee is a city, county, or tribe, or a department of a city, county, or tribe, including, but not limited to, departments of social services, disability services, health services, public health, or behavioral health. Law enforcement agencies and organizations are not eligible grantees. (3) Each grantee shall receive a minimum award of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) per year. (4) (A) Funds awarded pursuant to this chapter shall be utilized to create and strengthen community-based alternatives to law enforcement to lessen the reliance on law enforcement agencies as first responders to crisis situations unrelated to a fire department or emergency medical service response. (B) Community-based alternatives may include, but are not limited to, providing mobile crisis response teams or community para-medicine programs. Community-based alternatives shall not include law enforcement officers or agencies as first responders or coresponders. (5) The department shall prioritize grantees that propose interventions that serve historically marginalized populations and that serve communities with a demonstrated need for community-based alternatives to law enforcement, as evidenced by metrics, including, a high record of police use of force, a high volume of civilian complaints, high rates of imprisonment, and racial profiling. (b) (1) Grantees shall award 90 percent or more of the grant funds to one or more qualifying community-based organizations, to create and strengthen community-based alternatives to law enforcement as described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a). No more than 10 percent of the grant funds shall be used to support program administration of the grantee. (2) Grantees shall publicly solicit partnerships with community-based organizations. This public solicitation shall include, but not limited to, all of the following: (A) Issuing a public notice and invitation to create a partnership to establish a program pursuant to this chapter. (B) Inviting letters of intent from community-based organizations. (C) Convening public meetings to hear questions, concerns, and suggestions from the community that would inform the development of the program. (3) Grantees shall prioritize the awarding of program funds to qualified community-based organizations that demonstrate the capacity to lead the proposed program and demonstrate experience providing community-based alternatives to law enforcement or civilian crisis response in the communities listed in paragraph (5) of subdivision (a). This includes, but is not limited to, the ability to do any of the following: (A) Respond to emergency calls. (B) Provide treatment, screening, and assessment. (C) Provide stabilization and de-escalation services. (D) Coordinate with health, social services, and other support services, as needed. (E) Maintain relationships with relevant community partners, including a range of community organizers, and medical, behavioral health, and crisis providers. (4) A grantee and the community-based organization that receives funds may collaborate on program planning and implementation of community-based alternatives to law enforcement, including, but not limited to, any of the following: (A) Local stakeholder engagement. (B) Mechanisms for response requests. (C) Crisis response activities. (D) Crisis response followup, including coordination with local services and supports, tracking service delivery data, and submitting grant reports. (c) A grantee shall report at least annually to the department on the use of
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