Section 6045.6 Of Article 4. Mentally Ill Offender Crime Reduction Grants From California Penal Code >> Title 7. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 4.
6045.6
. The board shall establish minimum requirements, funding
criteria, and procedures for awarding grants, which shall take into
consideration, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(a) The probable or potential impact of the grant on reducing the
number or percent of mentally ill adult offenders or mentally ill
juvenile offenders who are incarcerated or detained in local adult or
juvenile correctional facilities and, as relevant for juvenile
offenders, in probation out-of-home placements.
(b) Demonstrated ability to administer the program, including any
past experience in the administration of a prior mentally ill
offender crime reduction grant.
(c) Demonstrated ability to develop effective responses and to
provide effective treatment and stability for mentally ill adult
offenders or mentally ill juvenile offenders.
(d) Demonstrated ability to provide for interagency collaboration
to ensure the effective coordination and delivery of the strategies,
programs, or services described in the application.
(e) Likelihood that the program will continue to operate after
state grant funding ends, including the applicant's demonstrated
history of maximizing federal, state, local, and private funding
sources to address the needs of the grant service population.