Department of Social Services: C.R.I.S.E.S. Grant Pilot Program 2.0

The program directs grants to nonprofit and public community organizations to build alternatives for crises outside fire or emergency medical responses. Funding and operation depend on annual legislative appropriations.

What the law does ​

• Creates the C.R.I.S.E.S. Grant Pilot Program 2.0 through June 30, 2032.
• Requires the State Department of Social Services to award grants of at least $250,000 annually to eligible community-based organizations, beginning by October 1, 2027, if funded.
• Requires at least 90% of grant funds to go to community-based organizations and caps program implementation and administration at 10%.
• Funds mobile crisis teams, community paramedicine, and other civilian responses that exclude law enforcement officers and agencies as first responders or coresponders.
• Prioritizes proposals serving historically marginalized populations and communities with documented indicators of need, including police use of force, civilian complaints, imprisonment, and racial profiling.
• Reestablishes a dedicated State Treasury fund, permits limited implementation agreements, requires grantee reporting, and requires a public results report after the pilot ends.

Who it affects ​

• Community-based public and nonprofit organizations that provide civilian crisis-response services.
• People experiencing crises not requiring fire or emergency medical services, particularly in historically marginalized communities.
• Law enforcement agencies, which cannot receive grants or serve as program first responders or coresponders.

Context ​

The law becomes inoperative on June 30, 2032, and is repealed on January 1, 2033.