Care First Community Investment (CFCI) Year 5 Care Grants
The application deadline for CFCI Year 5 Care Grants has been EXTENDED! Submit your application by Tues., Sept. 8, 2026, at 4:59 PM PDT.
The Justice, Care and Opportunities Department (JCOD) invites community-based organizations to apply for funding through the fifth round of Los Angeles County’s Care First Community Investment (CFCI) Care Grants. These grants support community-based programs that provide alternatives to incarceration and direct community investments across Los Angeles County. This fifth round of CFCI Care Grant funding was approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 9, 2025, and includes more than $73 million in funding for 30 different Program Areas across the five CFCI Strategies.
CFCI Year 5 Care Grants will be disbursed by CFCI Strategy Area and will be administered by three Third-Party Administrators (TPAs) as follows: Community Partners (Strategy 3: Education Access & Youth Development and Strategy 5: Reentry & Community Reintegration), Heluna Health (Strategy 1: Diversion, Behavioral Health & Wellness and Strategy 4: Housing Stability) and United Way of Greater Los Angeles (Strategy 2: Economic Opportunity & Sustainability).
PLEASE NOTE: Amendments to the applications for each Strategy Area have been released by each of the TPAs. Scroll down to view the amendments in Strategy 1, Strategy 2, Strategy 3, Strategy 4, and Strategy 5! PLEASE DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS TO THE RESPECTIVE TPA USING THE CONTACT INFORMATION BELOW.
APPLICATIONS OPEN ON FRI., JUL. 24, 2026 @ 9:00 AM PDT AND CLOSE ON TUES., SEPT. 8, 2026 @ 4:59 PM PDT.
Strategy 1: Diversion, Behavioral Health & Wellness – Administered by Heluna Health
Program Areas
- Creative and Healing-Centered Reentry Supports
- Mental Health Diversion and Crisis Alternatives to Incarceration
- Community-Based Behavioral Health & Harm Reduction Services
Application Resources
- 👀 Review First – PDF of Full Strategy 1 Application
- 🔎 Strategy 1 SUPPLEMENTAL FAQ (as of 8/27/26)
- 🔎 Strategy 1 FAQ
- 💰 Budget Template (UPDATED 8/21/26 – File Will Automatically Download to Your Device)
- 📄 STRATEGY 1 APPLICATION LINK*
*NOTE: NO PAPER OR EMAIL SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. ONLY APPLY USING THIS LINK.
Application Support
- 🎥 Click Here to Register for Strategy 1 Webinar 1: Wed., Jul. 29, 2026 @ 11 AM-12 PM
- 🎥 Click Here to Register for Strategy 1 Webinar 2: Thu., Aug. 6, 2026 @ 3-4 PM
- 🎥 Click Here to Register for Strategy 1 Webinar 3: Tue., Aug. 11, 2026 @ 6-7 PM
- 🎥 Click Here to Register for Strategy 1 Webinar 4: Wed., Aug. 19, 2026 @ 11 AM-12 PM
- 🖂 Email Heluna Health for More Assistance
Strategy 2: Economic Opportunity & Sustainability – Administered by United Way of Greater Los Angeles
Program Areas
- Economic Resilience Fund
- Immigrant Legal Services
- Financial Literacy
- General Training and Employment Services for Historically Underserved Communities
- General Training and Employment Services
- General Training and Employment Services for Justice-Impacted Workers
- General Training and Employment Services for American Native and Indigenous Workers ($966,000)
- General Training and Employment Services for American Native and Indigenous Workers ($484,000)
- Transitional Subsidized Employment Models
- Pre-Apprenticeships and Apprenticeships
- Entrepreneurship Programming
- Worker Ownership Programs Cooperative Education and Development
- Capacity Building
Application Resources
- 🔄 MUST READ: STRATEGY 2 SOLICITATION AMENDMENT
- 👀 Review First – PDF of Full Strategy 2 Application
- 🔎 Strategy 2 FAQ
- 💰 Budget Template (UPDATED 8/21 – File Will Automatically Download to Your Device)
- 📄 STRATEGY 2 APPLICATION LINK*
*NOTE: NO PAPER OR EMAIL SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. ONLY APPLY USING THIS LINK.
Application Support
- 🎥 Click Here to Register for Strategy 2 Webinar 1: Thu., Jul. 30 @ 10-11 AM
- 🎥 Click Here to Register for Strategy 2 Webinar 2: Wed., Aug. 5, 2026 @ 2-3 PM
- 🎥 Click Here to Register for Strategy 2 Webinar 3: Mon., Aug. 10, 2026 @ 5-6 PM
- 🎥 Click Here to Register for Strategy 2 Webinar 4: Thur., Aug. 20, 2026 @ 1-2 PM
- 🖂 Email United Way for More Assistance
Strategy 3: Education Access & Youth Development – Administered by Community Partners
Program Areas
- Youth Mentorship & Counseling: Transformative, Culturally Affirming Support for System-Impacted and Underserved Youth
- School Based interventions: Trauma-Informed, Culturally Responsive Educational Equity and Wellness Programs
- Leadership Development: Youth Empowerment, Civic Belonging, and Culturally Rooted Organizing
- Youth Engagement & Youth Prevention: Community-Rooted Programs for Healing, Growth & Belonging
Application Resources
- 👀 Review First – PDF of Full Strategy 3 Application
- 🔎 Strategy 3 FAQ
- 💰 Budget Template (UPDATED 8/21 – File Will Automatically Download to Your Device)
- 📄 STRATEGY 3 APPLICATION LINK*
*NOTE: NO PAPER OR EMAIL SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. ONLY APPLY USING THIS LINK.
Application Support
🎥 Click Here to View the Slides for Strategy 3 Webinar 1: Wed., Jul. 29, 2026 @ 2-3 PM
🎥 Click Here to Register for Strategy 3 Webinar 2: Wed., Aug. 5, 2026 @ 6-7 PM
🎥 Click Here to Register for Strategy 3 Webinar 3: Wed., Aug. 12, 2026 @ 10-11 AM
👓 Click Here to View and Register for Strategy 3 Virtual Office Hours (Multiple Dates)
🖂 Email Community Partners for More Assistance
☎️ Call Community Partners for More Assistance at (213) 900-6857
Strategy 4: Housing Stability – Administered by Heluna Health
Program Areas
- Housing Navigation
- Interim Housing
- Permanent Housing
Application Resources
- 🔄 MUST READ: STRATEGY 4 SOLICITATION AMENDMENT
- 👀 Review First – PDF of Strategy 4 Full Application
- 🔎 Strategy 4 SUPPLEMENTAL FAQ (as of 8/27/26)
- 🔎 Strategy 4 FAQ
- 💰 Budget Template (UPDATED 8/21 – File Will Automatically Download to Your Device)
- 📄 STRATEGY 4 APPLICATION LINK*
*NOTE: NO PAPER OR EMAIL SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. ONLY APPLY USING THIS LINK.
Application Support
- 🎥 Click Here to Register for Strategy 4 Webinar 1: Wed., Jul. 29, 2026 @ 11 AM-12 PM
- 🎥 Click Here to Register for Strategy 4 Webinar 2: Thu., Aug. 6, 2026 @ 3-4 PM
- 🎥 Click Here to Register for Strategy 4 Webinar 3: Tue., Aug. 11, 2026 @ 6-7 PM
- 🎥 Click Here to Register for Strategy 4 Webinar 4: Wed., Aug. 19, 2026 @ 11 AM-12 PM
- 🖂 Email Heluna Health for More Assistance
Strategy 5: Reentry & Community Reintegration – Administered by Community Partners
Program Areas
- Mentorship Programming
- General Wraparound Reentry Services
- General Workforce Development for Youth
- Creative Healing for Justice-Involved Individuals
- Unique Employment Opportunities
- General Systems Navigation Services
- Reentry Symposiums in Antelope Valley and Pomona
- Empowering and Mentoring Trans, Gender Expansive, and Intersex (TGI) Aging Populations
Application Resources
- 👀 Review First – PDF of Full Strategy 5 Application
- 🔎 Strategy 5 FAQ
- 💰 Budget Template (UPDATED 8/21 – File Will Automatically Download to Your Device)
- 📄 STRATEGY 5 APPLICATION LINK*
*NOTE: NO PAPER OR EMAIL SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. ONLY APPLY USING THIS LINK.
Application Support
🎥 Click Here to View the Slides for Strategy 5 Webinar 1: Wed., Jul. 29, 2026 @ 2-3 PM
🎥 Click Here to Register for Strategy 5 Webinar 2: Wed., Aug. 5, 2026 @ 6-7 PM
🎥 Click Here to Register for Strategy 5 Webinar 3: Wed., Aug. 12, 2026 @ 10-11 AM
👓 Click Here to View and Register for Strategy 5 Virtual Office Hours (Multiple Dates)
🖂 Email Community Partners for More Assistance
☎️ Call Community Partners for More Assistance at (213) 900-6857
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