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CHP DISTRIBUTES OVER $25 MILLION TO FIGHT IMPAIRED DRIVING

Published:
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol (CHP) announced today more than $25 million in grant funding to 102 California law enforcement agencies, crime laboratories, local government agencies, and nonprofit organizations to help address the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.

The grants are the result of Proposition 64, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act, which tasked the CHP with administering grants for education, prevention, and enforcement programs to help communities combat impaired driving. Money is also available to crime laboratories conducting forensic toxicology testing. Funding for the grants comes from a tax on the sale of cannabis and cannabis products sold in California.

“The substantial increase in the amount of grant funds being dispersed this year to even more recipients will help make California’s roadways safer for all who use them,” said CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee. “The funds will be allocated to enhance traffic safety by educating the public about the dangers of impaired driving, conducting enforcement operations to remove impaired drivers from the roads, and advancing research on this critical issue.”

Eighty-two recipients of law enforcement grants will use funds to address impaired driving within their communities. In addition to traditional impaired driving enforcement, funds will also be used for drug recognition evaluator training to enhance their respective agency’s ability to detect drug-impaired drivers. Additionally, funding will allow for public outreach campaigns, including educational presentations and community events.

Listed below are the law enforcement grant recipients for state fiscal year 2024-2025, which begins July 1:

    1. Angels Camp Police
    2. Arroyo Grande Police Department
    3. Auburn Police Department
    4. Azusa Police Department
    5. Baldwin Park Police Department
    6. Barstow Police Department
    7. Bell Gardens Police Department
    8. Berkeley Police Department
    9. Brawley Police Department
    10. Brea Police Department
    11. Burbank Police Department
    12. Calexico Police Department
    13. Calistoga Police Department
    14. Chula Vista Police Department
    15. Citrus Heights Police Department
    16. City of Corona Police Department
    17. City of El Monte Police Department
    18. City of Fullerton Police Department
    19. City of Glendale Police Department
    20. City of Huron Police Department
    21. City of Lodi Police Department
    22. City of Montebello Police Department
    23. City of Palo Alto Police Department
    24. City of Visalia Police Department
    25. Claremont Police Department
    26. Covina Police Department
    27. Danville Police Department
    28. Dixon Police Department
    29. Dublin Police Services
    30. El Cajon Police Department
    31. El Centro Police Department
    32. El Dorado County Sheriff's Office
    33. Emeryville Police Department
    34. Folsom Police Department
    35. Galt Police Department
    36. Garden Grove Police Department
    37. Gilroy Police Department
    38. Greenfield Police Department
    39. Grover Beach Police Department
    40. Hanford Police Department
    41. Hayward Police Department
    42. Huntington Beach Police Department
    43. Imperial County Sheriff’s Office
    44. Irvine Police Department
    45. La Habra Police Department
    46. La Mesa Police Department
    47. La Palma Police Department
    48. Lakeport Police Department
    49. Lincoln Police Department
    50. Los Angeles Police Department
    51. Manteca Police Department
    52. Marysville Police Department
    53. Menifee Police Department
    54. Modoc County Sheriff's Office
    55. Montebello School Police
    56. Monterey Park Police Department
    57. Morgan Hill Police Department
    58. Napa Police Department
    59. Oceanside Police Department
    60. Oakland Police Department
    61. Ontario Police Department
    62. Orange Police Department
    63. Oxnard Police Department
    64. Pacifica Police Department
    65. Petaluma Police Department
    66. Pismo Beach Police Department
    67. Pittsburg Police Department
    68. Riverside Police Department
    69. Rocklin Police Department
    70. San Bruno Police Department
    71. San Diego Police Department
    72. San Fernando Police Department
    73. San Gabriel Police Department
    74. San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office
    75. Shasta County Sheriff's Office
    76. Sierra Madre Police Department
    77. Simi Valley Police Department
    78. Soledad Police Department
    79. Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department
    80. Sutter County Sheriff's Office
    81. Union City Police Department
    82. Wheatland Police Department

Nine recipients of education grants will use funds to teach local communities about impaired driving laws, while highlighting the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.

Below are the education grant recipients for state fiscal year 2024-2025:

    1. Amador County Sheriff's Office
    2. Chino Police Department
    3. City of Lancaster
    4. City of Long Beach
    5. County of Solano-District Attorney's Office
    6. Imperial County Sheriff’s Office
    7. Sacramento County District Attorney Laboratory of Forensic Services
    8. Solano County Office of Education
    9. Tulare County Office of Education

Eight recipients of two-year toxicology crime laboratory grants will use funds to eliminate backlogs in the analysis of forensic science evidence and to purchase and/or upgrade laboratory equipment to improve testing capabilities.

Below are the toxicology crime laboratory grant recipients for state fiscal years 2024-2026:

    1. Contra Costa County, Office of the Sheriff, Forensic Services Division
    2. Imperial County Sheriff's Office
    3. Oakland Police Department Crime Lab
    4. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, City and County of San Francisco
    5. Orange County (CA) Crime Laboratory
    6. San Diego County Sheriff's Department
    7. Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office
    8. Ventura County Forensic Services Bureau

Three recipients of two-year toxicology medical examiners/coroner’s office grants will use funds to help improve and advance the data collection in cases involving driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.

Below is the medical examiners/coroner’s office grant recipient for state fiscal year 2024-2026:

    1. Imperial County Sheriff’s Office
    2. Orange County Sheriff's Department Coroner's Division
    3. San Diego Medical Examiner Department

The application process for future grant funding is expected to open again in early 2025. Additional information is available on the CHP Web site, at CHP’s Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program.

The mission of the California Highway Patrol is to provide safety, service, and security. 

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