BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Board of Supervisors is set to accept an $8 million state grant to provide substance use and mental health treatment for those charged with a drug-related felony under Proposition 36, according to the meeting agenda for Tuesday.
Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services is asking the Board to approve accepting the grant from the California Board of State and Community Corrections’ Proposition 47 Cohort 5 grant program, the agenda said.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the latest round of funding — $127 million in total and $8 million going to Kern County — back in September. Kern BHRS was one of 23 agencies in California receiving the grant.
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The term for the grant runs from Oct. 1, 2025 through June 30, 2029…