$550,000 from the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance
The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $550,000 to the City of Vallejo’s Police Department through the Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program. This funding will expand the City’s Integrated Health and Resource Team (IHART), enabling it to provide critical wraparound support, case management, and resources to individuals in crisis.
$50,000 from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded Solano County Probation $50,000 through the Arts Program for Justice-Involved Youth. This funding will support a 12-week workshop for youth, both in and out of custody, offering therapeutic and social interventions through music. Read more about the project here.
$294,882 from the California Attorney General
The California Attorney General awarded the City of Gustine’s Police Department $294,882 through the Tobacco Grant Program. This funding will allow Gustine Police Department to hire a School Resource Officer for tobacco-related education and enforcement in local schools. In addition to this, the Gustine Police Department also intends to conduct minor decoy operations directed at tobacco retailers.
$593,487 from the California Board of State and Community Corrections
The California Board of State and Community Corrections awarded the City of Gustine $593,487 through the California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) Grant Program. This funding will support the City's Mental Health and Programming in Schools (MAPS) program, which aims to help students from first grade through high school discover pathways to success while diverting at-risk youth from violent or criminal behaviors.
$618,942 from the Federal Emergency and Management Agency
The Federal Emergency and Management Agency awarded the City of Gustine $618,942 from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program to purchase a new fire truck.
$972,405 from the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs
The Office of Justice Programs awarded the Boys and Girls Club of Puerto Rico (BGCPR) $972,405 from the Strategies to Support Children Exposed to Violence Program to provide support to children, youth, and families exposed to violence with trauma- informed, culturally specific services to foster resilience and prevent violence and delinquency. With this funding, BGCPR will be able to reduce youth crime and victimization in communities by five percent; divert 100 youth from prosecution; ensure that 30 percent of youth referred through the justice system will not reoffend; provide intensive services to 275 youth; and train 50 staff members.
$4,557,459 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the Boys and Girls Club of Puerto Rico (BGCPR) $4,557,459 from the Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education) Grant Program to expand Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculums, suicide prevention training, violence prevention education, Mental Health Awareness Training (MHAT), evidence-based behavioral health and substance-use services in five clubhouses. With this funding, BGCPR will be able to serve 1,943 youth, families, teachers, and faculty with three tiers of services.
$13,775 in total from the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs
The Office of Justice Programs awarded funding to the City of California City ($5,777), the City of Ceres ($3,555) and the City of Gustine ($4,443) from the Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Program. These funds will be used to purchase body armor vests for local law enforcement officers.
$1,354,363 from the California Board of State and Community Corrections
The California Board of State and Community Corrections awarded Solano County $1,354,363 from the board’s Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. These funds will be used to establish a program to provide appropriate mental healthcare services to allow diversion and prevention in the form of treatment instead of incarceration and reduce system involvement in the community.
$1,000,000 from the California Board of State and Community Corrections
The California Board of State and Community Corrections awarded the Vallejo Police Department (VPD) nearly $1,000,000 from the board’s Proposition 47 grant program. These funds will be used for VPD’s Project HOME (Homeless Outreach, Mentorship, and Empowerment), a program for justice-involved transitional-aged youth 16-24 experiencing homelessness and mild to moderate mental health and/or substance use disorders.
$5,700,000 from the U.S. Department of Education
In February 2023, the U.S. Department of Education awarded Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District (LVJUSD) a five-year, $5.7 million School-Based Mental Health (SBMH) Grant. Through the establishment of an elementary school counseling program, elementary students will have increased access to tiered counseling services. A full press release can be found here.
$335,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
In 2022, CAP drafted a winning grant application on behalf of the city of Gustine to develop specialized crisis response and provide training to officers on trauma-informed, best practices mental and developmental crisis response.
$999,988 from the U.S. Department of Justice
In 2022, CAP drafted a winning application on behalf of the Gustine Unified School District for $999,988 over three years to allow GUSD to engage in strategies to decrease school violence, divert students from justice involvement, and increase staff and community ability to recognize and intervene in mental health crises and secure treatment.
$300,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
In 2022, CAP drafted a winning application on behalf of the Vallejo Police Department to support the deployment of the newly developed Integrated Health and Resource Team (IHART), a new mobile community crisis intervention team (CIT) established to address the specific and urgent mental and behavioral health needs in Vallejo.
$998,654 from the U.S. Department of Justice
In 2022, CAP drafted a winning application on behalf of La Familia Central Valley (LFCV) through the “Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence” program. Through this project, LFCV will add new mental health treatment services to schools in two Central Valley school districts.
$1,000,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
In 2022, CAP drafted a winning application on behalf of La Familia for their Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) program. La Familia’s CCBHC project will provide a whole-person integrated care model of behavioral and direct health service coordination for 1,500 individuals over 4 years.
$1,300,000 from the CA Board of State and Community Corrections
In 2022, CAP drafted a winning application on behalf of the Vallejo Police Department for a Proposition 47 Grant. The project will provide comprehensive, evidence-based, trauma-informed diversion services and temporary housing through intensive case management/care coordination for qualified homeless justice-impacted transition aged youth, aged 16-24, experiencing mental illness and/or substance use disorders.
Award of $1,541,292 from the CA Board of State and Community Corrections
In 2022, CAP drafted a winning application on behalf of the Vallejo Police Department for a California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) Grant. The project combines eight strands of activities to address the specific crime drivers of gangs, firearms, drug use, eroded community trust and police relations.
Award of $1,407,683 from the CA Board of State and Community Corrections
In 2022, CAP worked with the Leaven Kids to win a California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) Grant. The Leaven Kids project will support children at risk of violence in three high crime, high poverty communities in public housing complexes in the cities of Vallejo, Fairfield, and Ontario by mitigating violence through place-based education and trauma-informed services.
Award of $389,260 from the CA Department of Health Care Services
In 2022, CAP worked with the City of Hayward to win the Behavioral Health Justice Intervention Service (BHJIS). Hayward’s project will build capacity for and implement a high-quality trauma-informed, service-appropriate co-responder program that reduces violence and diverts individuals from justice- involvement using best practices. HEART will build capacity for and begin to implement an integrated continuum of response and referral options to match the right team or resource to the right 911 call.
Award of $286,957 from the CA Department of Health Care Services
In 2022, CAP drafted a winning application for the City of Vallejo Police Department to win the Behavioral Health Justice Intervention Service (BHJIS). Vallejo’s project will build capacity within VPD and community partners for future implementation of City-led co-response mental health crisis teams to significantly expand co-response team capacity. It will help repair trust and legitimacy between the police, the community, first responders, and behavioral health specialists in Vallejo and plan for a future with increased availability of care for mental health or substance abuse-related crises that diverts individuals from justice involvement.
Award of $999,688 from the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Grant
In 2021, CAP worked with the Vallejo Police Department to win the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. Centered on youth and family services, the project will establish comprehensive, community-based, and equitable access to justice and services with the goals of reducing youth justice involvement, decreasing gun violence, and increasing non-enforcement police activities while decreasing community complaints.
Award of $4,999,674.77 from the Community Mental Health Center Program.
In 2021, CAP facilitated a partnership to write and win a SAMHSA Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) program grant for almost $5,000,000 over two years. This grant will expand mental health services to 1,000 primarily Latinx youth and their caregivers suffering from serious mental health issues.
All-America City Recognition
In 2021, CAP worked with Livermore, California to win the All-America City award from the National Civic League. All-America City winners find it easier to attract and retain businesses that generate jobs and a stronger tax base. Additionally, the award reinvigorates city pride and raises the profile of local efforts while putting communities on a national stage.
Award of $2,254 from the U.S. Department of Justice Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Program
Dana drafted winning application for a Northern California city police department to receive funds for National Institute of Justice (NIJ) compliant armored vests through the U.S. Department of Justice Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Program.
Award of $593,487 from the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC)
Capitol Advocacy Partners helped a Northern California city become one of six small cities among 74 total proposals to receive the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) grant. Capitol Advocacy Partners drafted winning application and helped the City pull together the necessary project partners to establish a Youth Services Bureau and offer school-based mental health services and community supports to at-risk youth.
Award of $37,860 FEMA 2019 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP)
Capitol Advocacy Partners drafted winning application for Northern California place of worship to secure the youth building through fencing, electronic locks, and additional security cameras to promote safety.
Secured Northern California school district as pilot site for teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA)
Capitol Advocacy Partners professionals assisted a Northern California school district in successful application to serve as one of 35 pilot sites nationwide for teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA), a program sponsored by the National Council for Behavioral Health that teaches high school students how to assist their peers who are struggling with mental health or substance use challenges. Through their training, students will learn to recognize the signs of a developing mental health or substance, use challenge, recognize the signs and symptoms of a mental health or substance use crisis, and how to get a responsible and trusted adult to take over as necessary.
$4 Million for seven communities though the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (AFG)
$618,942: Dana and Amanda obtained funding from the highly competitive Vehicle Acquisition AFG program program for a California city to replace and retire a 53-year-old open cab pumper that is unsafe, unreliable and fails federal compliance standards.
$1,260,609: Dana coordinated and managed multiple meetings and communications to help one city secure $789,360 for a new fire truck and $471,249 for SCBA equipment. She engaged the White House, top Department of Homeland Security and FEMA officials in these winning efforts. Last year she helped the city secure $11,928 for training.
$201,431: Prior to the release of the RFP, Dana created a strong relationship between a California desert city and FEMA, helping it overcome its reputation as a wealthy municipality. This allowed the city to receive feedback on desired project components prior to submission.
$417,660: Two DC advocacy trips and meetings with Region IX FEMA were key strategy elements in helping this mid-sized city receive funding for radios. Dana wrote the application as well as devised and executed advocacy.
$137,920: Dana encouraged two cities to do a joint application for cardiac monitors and engaged key FEMA staff throughout the pre-application process before securing Congressional support.
$108,296: Dana and Amanda worked with a Northern California city to package multiple needs into a compelling equipment request that would qualify for the new, more rigorous criteria for a “high need” request. This allowed the city to replace an entire aging multi-site system in one year.
$618,942: Dana and Amanda obtained funding from the highly competitive Vehicle Acquisition AFG program program for a California city to replace and retire a 53-year-old open cab pumper that is unsafe, unreliable and fails federal compliance standards.
$452,650 in Support for School Safety and Mental Health Resources
Dana and Amanda worked with a K-12 school district to develop a successful funding strategy for its expanded initiative on mental health awareness and school safety. CAP worked with the district to identify and recruit needed community partners for multiple projects, craft grant applications with complementary activities, and meet complex application requirements for working with health providers and the public safety community. These efforts yielded $452,650 in new grant funds, through three separate grants, in a single federal budget cycle.
Secured more than $25 Million in U.S. Department of Justice Grant Funding: COPS and BJA
Won awards in each of the inaugural School Safety and Violence Prevention grant programs. CAP worked with a California school district and City to write successful grant applications for new School Safety and Violence Prevention grants through the U.S. Department of Justice COPS and BJA offices. CAP developed programs that met restrictive fund use requirements and minimized the out-of-pocket match, all while crafting an application that met Department priorities for public/private engagement and innovation. CAP’s client was the only community in California to receive awards in both programs.
Wrote and secured two consecutive COPS awards, including third largest grant award in country. Capitol Advocacy Partners wrote grants in 2015 and 2016 to help a Northern California City win $2.5 million in federal funding to help hire six new police officers and included a waiver for most of required match. The City received the largest grant of the 21 communities in California to receive funding to hire officers.
Northern California City Three COPS awards in five years worth $4.6 million.
Won California Policing Development fund for Northern California City. Helped a Northern California police department receive funding for its second consecutive application, Capitol Advocacy Partners in 2014 wrote the application was awarded $74,785 to implement a Chinese Engagement Initiative. Our activities including securing partner commitments and research.
Secured largest COPS Grant in Country and Organized CA Announcement Working closely with the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing, Capitol Advocacy Partners helped organize the Agency's first announcement for Fiscal Year 2013 awards. More than 100 California police departments applied, while only 39 received awards, six of which Capitol Advocacy Partners professionals wrote or edited, including the largest award in the country worth $4.5 million in its second consecutive award. Other awards we wrote and/or advocated on behalf of include awards for four Central Valley Cities for $369,931, $425,235, $123,368, and $202,489, in addition to second consecutive award for a Northern California City. Several of these applicants also received significant waivers for required matches.
Metropolitan and Rural Cities: 2011 COPS Grant Awards and Press Conference Capitol Advocacy Partners professionals helped secure nearly $12 million in COPS awards in 2011, helping cities hire 29 officers. Throughout the process, we collaborated with senior COPS' officials to ensure that the applications would match program priorities. COPS staff eventually asked Capitol Advocacy Partners to help coordinate the award announcement. This included writing talking points and assisting in coordination of elected officials and Director for the public announcement.
Won Community Policing Development funding for San Leandro Helping the San Leandro Police Department receive funding for its second consecutive application, Capitol Advocacy Partners in 2014 wrote the application was awarded $74,785 to implement a Chinese Engagement Initiative. Our activities including securing partner commitments and research.
Re-opened Grant Program for Rural Communities When BJA guidelines closed off the Body-Worn Camera program for rural communities, CAP immediately went to work and filed formal objections with DOJ and Congress, and within a week the competition RFP was amended and opened to rural communities. CAP then worked with two rural cities on a joint application for needed BWCs and secured $54,000 for their community.
$7,782,240 for a California City to hire firefighters
Dana worked closely with FEMA to help one urban city secure critical funding to rehire 24 firefighters that had been laid off. The city has 25 firehouses, but only one firefighter for every 870 residents -- well below acceptable standards. Advocacy efforts included involvement from the Mayor as well as Fire Department officials.
$4.75 Million in State and Local Awards for Northern California Cities and Non-profits
As a result of Dana’s efforts, a Non-profit Client was included as part of a Solano County grant that provided funding for a community-based mentoring and leadership development project that harnesses the power of an adult/youth relationship to engage in positive youth development strategies.
Award of $999,881 from the California Board of State and Community Corrections Prop 47 Grants for a Northern California City to provide comprehensive, evidence-based, trauma-informed diversion services through intensive case management/care coordination that wraparound qualified homeless justice-impacted individuals who experience mental illness and/or substance use disorders.
Won $2.8M (multiple awards) in county funding for a Northern California City to provide counseling, case management, diversion services, and crisis intervention programs to youth.
Award of $447,517 from the California Board of State and Community Corrections Violence Intervention Program, one of only 19 awards made out of 121 applicants. CAP wrote the application and helped the City pull together the necessary project partners to craft a winning application.
Award of $447,589 from the California Board of State and Community Corrections Strengthening Law Enforcement and Community Relations Grant, the largest individual department award in the state. CAP wrote application and remains engaged on project.
Wrote winning application for the 2017 California Regional Policing Institute James Q. Wilson Award for Excellence in Community Policing.
Only the fourth operation of its kind in the country, CAP professionals led a successful advocacy campaign to convince the Department of Justice to establish a rare Gideon Operation in a big Northern California City. This long-term operation has resulted in more than 100 arrests, the confiscation of hundreds of guns, and the break-up of gangs.
Metropolitan City's Operation Gideon
$108,296 FEMA Grant for California Fire Department
Dana drafted winning application for Northern California Fire Department to purchase a breathing air filling system to cover all stations in the City's 50 sq. mile service area. This replaced the routinely inoperable current system which was unreliable and unusable due to constant breakdowns. The new system is used for missions daily and training exercises by multiple agencies.