The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approved several funding allocations, contracts and grant acceptances at its Nov. 3 meeting, the county wrote; this summary follows the county’s account of those board actions.
The board approved $550,000 in District Specific Priorities Program funding from Second District Supervisor to support a community cleanup program, youth development and youth music education. The county wrote that $200,000 will go to Upland Acts of Service for the Litter Free Upland program, including purchase of a vehicle and operations; $100,000 will fund two years of youth programs at the Boys & Girls Club of Fontana and support “A Sunday In The Park,” a free skateboarding, music and cultural event scheduled for Nov. 22 at North Fontana Skate Park; and $250,000 will go to Sound of Dreams for the All Hands on Decks Youth Music Education & Career Development Initiative.
The board approved agreements that will let the Behavioral Health Department provide about $190,000 in supportive services as a local match for the Housing Authority’s federal Continuum of Care grant. The county wrote that the HUD-funded programs provide rental assistance to Project Gateway, Laurelbrook Estates, Lantern Woods and Cornerstone and that rental assistance will be available to a combined 286 families during the agreements.
The board approved approximately $10.5 million in federal Community Mental Health Services Block Grant funding, administered by the California Department of Health Care Services, through June 2028. The county wrote that the grant will each year help serve about 400 youth at risk of institutionalization, about 1,000 adults at risk of institutionalization or hospitalization, and about 100 adults with a behavioral health condition and a co-occurring substance use disorder; Behavioral Health has received this funding since 1982 and no local match is required.
Children and Family Services received approval to establish a five-member governing board for a Welcome Center that will provide short-term transitional shelter care for children; the county wrote that the center is licensed by the California Department of Social Services and that the board will include department leadership and representatives from Behavioral Health and Human Services.
The board accepted approximately $334,000 from the California Department of Public Health to support suicide and overdose prevention planning during fiscal year 2026–27; the county wrote that Public Health will coordinate partners including Behavioral Health, Medi-Cal managed care plans, local tribes, education partners and First 5 San Bernardino to develop a local suicide prevention plan and integrate prevention work into the community health assessment. The county also noted that in 2025 it ranked in the second-highest quartile among California counties for reported suicidal ideation.
The District Attorney’s Office received approval to accept approximately $2.9 million from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for the Victim/Witness Assistance Program through September 2027; the county wrote that the grant helps fund 37 positions, including 30 victim advocates and a mass victimization advocate, and that services include crisis intervention, emergency assistance and help applying for state victim compensation.
The Office of Emergency Services will accept approximately $500,000 through the federal Emergency Management Performance Grant program to support preparedness through June 2027; the county wrote that about $293,000 will go to county Emergency Services and about $207,000 will be distributed to 12 cities and towns: Big Bear Lake, Chino, Chino Hills, Fontana, Montclair, Needles, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Upland, Victorville and Yucca Valley. The county said it has received this grant annually since 2004 and that the funds support preparedness, response and recovery capabilities across the county and its cities and towns.
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Jesse Armendarez
Supervisor, Second District, San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors
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