California Coordinated Neighborhood and Community Services Grant Program.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify the exact amount of money that will be given out or which local partnerships will receive grants, leaving some uncertainty about these details.

California Coordinated Neighborhood and Community Services Grant Program

This bill establishes a new program that provides grants for neighborhood partnerships to reduce child poverty and improve economic mobility for families affected by intergenerational poverty, if funded in the state budget.

What This Bill Does

• Establishes the California Coordinated Neighborhood and Community Services Grant Program to be administered by the State Department of Social Services or another department within the California Health and Human Services Agency.
• Requires the grant program to provide awards for fiscal years 2026-27 and 2027-28 to eligible entities that are neighborhood partnerships or regional partnerships, with a focus on reducing child poverty and advancing economic mobility for families disproportionately affected by intergenerational poverty.
• Develops an application process in consultation with the State Department of Education.
• Establishes performance standards to measure progress on indicators relevant to the evaluation of the grant program.
• Requires each grant recipient to prepare and submit an annual report including information about the number and percentage of children, family members, and community members served by the grant recipient.

Who It Names or Affects

• Local neighborhood partnerships or regional partnerships that can apply for grants.
• Families disproportionately affected by intergenerational poverty who might benefit from these services.

Terms To Know

Grant

Money given by the government to help with specific projects or programs.

Disaggregated data

Breaking down information into smaller, more detailed parts to understand different groups better.

Limits and Unknowns

• The program only happens if there is money set aside for it in the state budget.
• It's not clear how much money will be given out or which local partnerships will get grants.
• Details about applying and getting the grants are still being figured out.

Official Summary Text

AB 1969, as amended, Bonta.
California Coordinated Neighborhood and Community Services Grant Program.
Existing law requires the Department of Community Services and Development to, among other things, plan and evaluate strategies for overcoming poverty in the state, mobilize resources in support of antipoverty and community services programs, and administer public and private funds designed to support antipoverty programs that are not currently administered by other departments.
Existing law establishes the Cradle-to-Career Data System for the purpose of connecting individuals and organizations to trusted information and resources, as a source for actionable data and research on education, economic, and health outcomes for individuals, families, and communities, and to provide for expanded access to tools and services that support the education-to-employment pipeline, as specified.
This bill, the It Takes
a Village Act of 2026,
subject upon an
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appropriation in the annual Budget Act or another statute for these purposes, would establish the California Coordinated Neighborhood and Community Services Grant Program to be administered by the State Department of Social Services or another department within the California Health and Human Services Agency. The bill would require the department to grant awards for the 2026–27 and 2027–28 fiscal years to eligible entities that are neighborhood partnerships or regional partnerships, as those terms are defined, to reduce child poverty and advance economic mobility for children and families disproportionately affected by intergenerational poverty. The bill would require the department, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to develop an application process and
would require the department to establish performance standards to measure progress on indicators and results relevant to the evaluation of the grant program.
The bill would require each grant recipient to prepare and submit an annual report to the department that includes information about the number and percentage of children, family members, and community members served by the grant recipient and disaggregated data at population and program levels related to the grant recipient’s program’s success, as specified. The bill would make that data subject to all applicable privacy laws and would require the department to enforce data privacy and protection policies with all grant recipients.

Current Bill Text

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