Youth Reinvestment Grant Program
The YRG grant program is aimed at diverting youth from initial or subsequent contact with the juvenile justice system using approaches that are evidence-based, culturally relevant, trauma-informed, and developmentally appropriate. Grant funds will be used to target underserved communities. Grantees include local government agencies and community-based organizations. Local government agencies must pass through 90 percent of awarded funds to community-based organizations who will deliver diversion services. All grantees must provide diversion and alternative-sanction programs, academic- and vocational-education services, mentoring, behavioral health services, and/or mental health services.
Quarterly Progress Report Resources
- QPR Instructional Guideopens PDF file
- Update to QPR Instructional Guide (Oct 2020)opens PDF file
- YRG Youth Registration Form (optional)opens PDF file
- YRG Youth Roster (optional) – Excel
Local Evaluation Plan (LEP) Webinar - LEP Resources Page
YRG Cohort 2 Grantee Orientation, October 5-7, 2020
- Virtual Binder
- October 5th Recording
- October 6th Recording
- October 7th Recording
- Youth Reinvestment Grant Cohort 2 Grantee Orientation Questions and Answersopens PDF file
Youth Reinvestment Grant Cohort 2 Project Abstracts
YRG-2 Proposal Abstractsopens PDF file
YRG Cohort 2 Request for Proposals
In November 2019, the BSCC released the Cohort 2 Youth Reinvestment Grant RFPopens PDF file for grant funds available through the YRG Program. Community-based organizations, as well as California Cities and Counties, were eligible to apply.
2019 Youth Reinvestment Grant Program Executive Steering Committee Roster
2019 YRG ESC Detailed Member Profilesopens PDF file
| # | Name | Title | Agency/Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Steinhart (Chair) | Director & BSCC Board Member | Commonweal Juvenile Justice Program |
| 2 | Arthur Bowie* | Retired | Sacramento County Public Defender’s Office |
| 3 | Beverly Brook | Chaplain | Santa Cruz County Juvenile Detention Center |
| 4 | Michelle Scray Brown | Chief Probation Officer | San Bernardino County Probation |
| 5 | Paul Espinosa* | Captain | Los Angeles Police Department |
| 6 | Jane Halladay Goldman | Director, Service Systems Program | National Center for Child Traumatic Stress |
| 7 | Josh Green | Director of Criminal Justice Programs | Urban Peace Institute |
| 8 | Donna Groman | Judge | Los Angeles County Superior Court |
| 9 | Brooke Harris | Adjunct Professor Supervising Clinical Attorney | Loyola Law School, Center for Juvenile Law & Policy |
| 10 | Gerry Lopez | Managing Deputy District Attorney | Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, Crime Prevention Unit |
| 11 | Christina Maricic | California Youth Representative | Self-employed |
| 12 | Meghan Medlin | Owner/Consultant | Medlin Workforce & Reentry Solutions |
| 13 | Laura John Ridolfi | Policy Director | W. Haywood Burns Institute |
| 14 | Brook Smith | Associate Director | The Children’s Initiative |
| 15 | Patricia Soung | Policy Director of Youth Justice | Children's Defense Fund – California |
| 16 | Paul Watson | President/CEO | The Global Action Research Center |
*Did not score proposals
2019 YRG ESC Meetings and Agenda
| Date | Location | Agenda |
|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2020 | Zoom Meeting | 4.16.20 Agendaopens WORD file |
| September 19, 2019 | BSCC Board Room, Sacramento | 9.19.19 Agendaopens WORD file |
| September 18, 2019 | BSCC Board Room, Sacramento | 4.30.19 Agendaopens WORD file |
YRG Year-1 Statewide Data Dashboardopens PDF file
NGO Assurances
- Criteria for Non-Governmental Organizations Receiving YRG Program Fundsopens WORD file
- California Secretary of State
Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) Webinar – January 16, 2020
- QPR Webinar Recording
- QPR Instructional Guideopens PDF file
- Update to QPR Instructional Guide (Oct 2020)opens PDF file
- YRG Youth Registration Form (optional)opens PDF file
- YRG Youth Roster (optional) – Excel
Grantee Orientation - October 8, 2019
- FAQs from 10/8/19 Grantee Orientationopens PDF file
- Grant Overview & Part 1 Grantee Presentations Video
- Fiscal Responsibilities Video
- Data Collection & Reporting Responsibilities Video
- Part 2 Grantee Presentations Video
- Administrative Responsibilities Video
- Principles of Effective Interventions Video
- Programmatic Responsibilities Video
2018 Youth Reinvestment Grant and Tribal Youth Diversion Grant Project Abstracts
Youth Reinvestment Grant and Tribal Youth Diversion Grant Requests for Proposal (RFPs)
In January 2019, the BSC released the Cohort 1 Youth Reinvestment Grant (YRG) RFPopens PDF file and the Cohort 1 Tribal Youth Diversion (TYD) RFPopens PDF file for grant funds through the YRG and TYD grant programs. California Counties and California Cities were eligible to apply for YRG funds. Federally recognized Indian Tribes in California were eligible to apply to TYD funds.
Cohort 1 Executive Steering Committee Roster
YRG ESC Detailed Member Profilesopens PDF file
| # | Name | Title | Agency/Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Steinhart (Co-Chair) | Director BSCC Board Member | Commonweal Juvenile Justice Program |
| 2 | Mark Varela (Co-Chair) | Chief Probation Officer BSCC Board Member | Ventura County Probation Department |
| 3 | Jessica Chandler* | Social Worker | LA County, Dept of Children & Family Services |
| 4 | Amy Cohen | Child, Adolescent, Adult & Family Psychiatry Director | Center for Collaborative Parenting |
| 5 | Paul Espinosa | Captain | Los Angeles Police Department |
| 6 | Donna Groman | Judge | Los Angeles Juvenile Delinquency Court |
| 7 | Frankie Guzman* | Director, California Youth Justice Initiative | National Center for Youth Law |
| 8 | Jane Halladay Goldman | Director, Service Systems Program | National Center for Child Traumatic Stress |
| 9 | Brooke Harris | Adjunct Professor Supervising Clinical Attorney | Loyola Law School, Center for Juvenile Law & Policy |
| 10 | Olin Jones* | Founder | Olin C. Jones Consulting |
| 11 | Patricia Lee | Chief Juvenile Public Defender | City & County of San Francisco |
| 12 | Julio Marcial | Director of Youth Justice | Liberty Hill Foundation |
| 13 | Laura John Ridolfi | Policy Director | W. Haywood Burns Institute |
| 14 | Patricia Soung | Policy Director of Youth Justice | Children's Defense Fund - California |
*Did not score proposals
Tribal Advisory Group
TAG Detailed Member Profilesopens PDF file
| # | Name | Title | Agency/Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olin Jones TAG Chair YRG Liaison | Founder | Olin C. Jones Consulting |
| 2 | Dayna Barrios | Youth Initiatives Project Director | Sacramento Native American Health Center |
| 3 | Angie Cavaliere* | Minor's Counsel | Children's Law Center of California |
| 4 | Bill Denke | Director | Sycuan Tribal Police Department |
| 5 | Heather Hostler | Director | California Department of Social Services Office of Tribal Affairs |
*Did not score proposals
Cohort 1 Meetings and Agenda
Youth Reinvestment Grant Meetings
| Date | Location | Agenda |
|---|---|---|
| October 9, 2018 | BSCC Board Room, Sacramento | 10.9.18 Agendaopens PDF file |
| October 10, 2018 | BSCC Board Room, Sacramento | 10.10.18 Agendaopens PDF file |
| November 15, 2018 | BSCC Board Room, Sacramento | 11.15.18 Agendaopens PDF file |
| November 16, 2018 | BSCC Board Room, Sacramento | 11.16.18 Agendaopens PDF file |
| May 2, 2019 | BSCC Board Room, Sacramento | 5.2.19 Agendaopens PDF file |
| June 4, 2019 | BSCC Board Room, Sacramento | 6.4.19 Agendaopens PDF file |
Tribal Advisory Group Meetings
| Date | Location | Agenda |
|---|---|---|
| October 23, 2018 | BSCC Board Room, Sacramento | 10.23.18 Agendaopens PDF file |
| October 24, 2018 | BSCC Board Room, Sacramento | 10.24.18 Agendaopens PDF file |
| April 30, 2019 | BSCC Board Room, Sacramento | 4.30.19 Agendaopens WORD file |
| May 30, 2019 | BSCC Board Room, Sacramento | 5.30.19 Agenda |
The Youth Reinvestment Grant Program was established in the 2018 Budget Act (Senate Bill 840, Chapter 29, Statutes of 2018) and the related trailer bill (Assembly Bill 1812, Chapter 36, Statutes of 2018).
YRG Cohort 2 Bidders' Conference
In December 2019, the BSCC hosted Bidders’ Conferences to provide clarity on the Request for Proposals (RFP) instructions and allowed interested applicants to ask questions about the RFPs and the RFP process. Video and resources provided below.
- Bidders' Conference Recording
- 2019 YRG Bidders' Conference Presentationopens POWERPOINT file
- Budget Attachment Presentationopens POWERPOINT file
Cohort 2 RFP Process Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Answers
- Cohort 2 Amended FAQs – February 13, 2020opens PDF file
- Cohort 2 FAQs – December 12, 2019opens PDF file
Statewide Program Evaluation Request for Proposals
Statewide Program Evaluation RFPopens WORD file
Cohort 1 Notices of Intent to Apply for YRG and TYD
Applicants interested in applying for the Youth Reinvestment Grant (YRG) and/or the Tribal Youth Diversion (TYD) Grant were asked but not required to submit a non-binding Notice of Intent to apply. Choosing not to do so was not grounds for disqualification. Further, prospective applicants that submitted a Notice of Intent but decided not to apply were not be penalized.
Submitted Notices of Intent to Apply
- Youth Reinvestment Grant Notice of Intent to Applyopens PDF file
- Tribal Youth Diversion Grant Notice of Intent to Applyopens PDF file
Cohort 1 Bidder's Conferences
In February 2019, the BSCC hosted Bidders’ Conferences to provide clarity on the Request for Proposals (RFP) instructions and allowed interested applicants to ask questions about the RFPs and the RFP process.
Tribal Youth Diversion Grant RFP Bidders' Conference
- opens in a new window2-13-2019 Bidders' Conference Recording
- 2-13-2019 Bidders' Conference Presentationopens POWERPOINT file
- 2-13-2019 Conference Handoutopens PDF file
Youth Reinvestment Grant RFP Bidders' Conference
- 2-14-2019 Bidders' Conference Recording
- 2-12-2019 Bidders' Conference Presentationopens POWERPOINT file
- 2-14-2019 Conference Handoutopens PDF file
Cohort 1 RFP Process Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Answers
For information about the Youth Reinvestment Grant please contact:
Field Representative - Eddie Escobar, Eddie.Escobar@bscc.ca.govcreate new email
Cohort 1: Program Analyst – Johnny Sanchez, Johnny.Sanchez@bscc.ca.govcreate new email
Cohort 2: Program Analyst – Julie Axt, Julie.Axt@bscc.ca.govcreate new email