County Of Contra Costa

County Of Contra Costa, operating through its District Attorney Office, is a local government criminal justice agency that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient for victim services, criminal justice diversion, and law enforcement collaboration programs. The organization operates as a child entity within the County of Contra Costa administrative structure, headquartered in Martinez, California, and competes exclusively for federal grant funding rather than federal contracts. All recent federal award activity (17 awards since 2006, with 10 prime grants and 7 grant sub-awards) flows through federal grant programs administered by the Department of Justice.

Contra Costa County DA's grant work centers on victim advocacy, restorative justice diversion, and cold case prosecution across federal programs that align with county criminal justice priorities. Recent prime grant work includes a $500,000 three-year award (awarded October 2025, concluding September 2028) from the Office for Victims of Crime under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) for the Victim Advocacy for Children and Youth Program, providing case management, safety planning, and wraparound victim services to minors 17 and younger; a $450,000 Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant (CFDA 16.036) from the Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded October 2024 supporting two dedicated cold case investigators for homicide investigation and prosecution; a $900,000 Treatment Court Discretionary Grant (CFDA 16.585) from the Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded October 2024 to expand the Neighborhood Restorative Partnerships pre-charge adult diversion program into Greater Richmond and Antioch-Pittsburgh areas over 48 months; and a $963,000 grant from the Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.753) awarded July 2024 supporting the Underserved and Unserved Survivor Support Program targeting gun violence victims of unsolved shootings through June 2026. Older work includes a $750,000 cooperative agreement (awarded October 2022, concluding September 2026) from the Office for Victims of Crime to manage the Contra Costa Human Trafficking Task Force with partner agency Community Violence Solutions, and a grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.548) awarded June 2023 partnering with the RYSE Youth Center to implement the Transitional Aged Youth Diversion Program.

The Department of Justice accounts for 100% of customer agency relationships across all 17 awards, with the Office for Victims of Crime leading at nine awards, followed by the Bureau of Justice Assistance at five awards. Sub-award activity (41% of awards) flows through the California Office of Emergency Services as prime grantee, supporting victim witness assistance centers and human trafficking victim advocates within the county. Three awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting modest recompete activity. Contra Costa County DA's federal role is narrowly specialized: the organization does not pursue federal contracts, competes exclusively in federal victim services and criminal justice diversion grant programs, and channels work through the Department of Justice rather than broader federal procurement vehicles.