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  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Ethnic Media Outreach Grants 2023

    Open Date
    Feb 6, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    CA State Library
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $5,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $40,000 – $400,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA State Library
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    17414
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The California State Library is pleased to announce the availability of $5 million in grant funding for ethnic media outlets to support the public awareness efforts of the Stop the Hate Program administered by the California Department of Social Services, which provides support and services to victims and survivors of hate incidents and hate crimes and facilitates hate incident or hate crime prevention measures.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Individual
    • Nonprofit
    Eligible Geographies

    Applicants from any geographic region in California are welcome to apply.

    View Full Grant Details: Ethnic Media Outreach Grants 2023>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program PY 22-23

    Open Date
    Jun 1, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    Employment Development Department
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $4,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $1 – $4,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Other
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Employment Development Department
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    30650
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of this grant is to fund an organization that has the knowledge and expertise to expand or develop apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship which incorporates data-proven strategies to recruit, train, and employ firefighters and paramedics. The grantee will be responsible for facilitating the development, implementation, and expansion of up to five apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs that will serve 270 to 500 participants.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Applicants to the Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program PY 22-23 must be organizations that possess the capacity, relationships, and expertise to expand or develop up to five apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship training programs across the State of California.

    View Full Grant Details: Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program PY 22-23>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Gun Violence Reduction Program

    Open Date
    Aug 3, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Justice (Office of the Attorney General)
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $5,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Justice (Office of the Attorney General)
    Grant Program ID
    DOJ-GVRP-2022-23
    Portal ID
    13949
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The California Department of Justice hopes to provide California county Sheriff's Departments with grant money to help keep Californians safe by seizing firearms from persons who are prohibited from having them.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Gun Violence Reduction Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Gun Violence Reduction Program (GVRP)

    Open Date
    Oct 6, 2021
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Justice (Office of the Attorney General)
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $5,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $250,000 – $1,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Justice (Office of the Attorney General)
    Grant Program ID
    DOJ-GVRP-2021-22-1
    Portal ID
    7081
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    In accordance with the State Budget Act (the “Act”), the California Department of Justice intends to distribute a total of $5 million in FY 2021-22 to support California County Sheriff’s Department's in conducting activities related to the seizure of weapons and ammunition from persons who are prohibited from possessing them, including efforts based upon entries in the Department’s Armed Prohibited Persons System (APPS).

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Any county sheriff’s department within the State of California.

    View Full Grant Details: Gun Violence Reduction Program (GVRP)>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Impact Projects

    Open Date
    Jan 19, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Arts Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $4,156,514
    Estimated Low/High
    $0 – $20,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Arts Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    8576
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Impact Projects grant program intends to support collaborative projects that center local artists and forms of arts and cultural expression in responding to issues facing California at this time, including the pervasive social, political, and economic inequalities experienced by those communities most vulnerable to, and adversely affected by, the COVID19 pandemic.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    California-based - Documentation of having a principal place of business in California.

    View Full Grant Details: Impact Projects>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING GRANTS

    Open Date
    Sep 21, 2021
    State Agency / Department
    CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $12,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    6955
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of the Innovative Programming Grants is to provide grant funds to eligible non-profit organizations for delivery of Innovative Programs at one or more California State Institutions.

     

     

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    Eligible Geographies

    If the applicant is a multi-state organization with headquarters in another state, the applicant must have physical offices in California and currently provide services to California residents.

    View Full Grant Details: INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING GRANTS>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Law Enforcement – Small and Mid-Size Law Enforcement Organizations/Agencies

    Open Date
    Jan 7, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    California Highway Patrol
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $12,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    California Highway Patrol
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    7877
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of the Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program (CTFGP) is to disperse grant funds from The Control, Regulate, and Tax Adult Use Marijuana Act (AUMA) to local governments and qualified nonprofit organizations for the education, prevention, and enforcement of impaired driving laws pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code Section 34019.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Must be in the State of California. 

    View Full Grant Details: Law Enforcement – Small and Mid-Size Law Enforcement Organizations/Agencies>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Law Enforcement – Large Size Law Enforcement Organizations/Agencies

    Open Date
    Jan 7, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    California Highway Patrol
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $13,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    California Highway Patrol
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    7874
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of the Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program (CTFGP) is to disperse grant funds from The Control, Regulate, and Tax Adult Use Marijuana Act (AUMA) to local governments and qualified nonprofit organizations for the education, prevention, and enforcement of impaired driving laws pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code Section 34019.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Must be in the State of California. 

    View Full Grant Details: Law Enforcement – Large Size Law Enforcement Organizations/Agencies>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Law Enforcement – Large Size Law Enforcement Organizations/Agencies

    Open Date
    Jan 22, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    California Highway Patrol
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $13,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    California Highway Patrol
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    52071
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of the Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program (CTFGP) is to disperse grant funds from The Control, Regulate, and Tax Adult Use Marijuana Act (AUMA) to local governments and qualified nonprofit organizations for the education, prevention, and enforcement of impaired driving laws pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code Section 34019.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Must be in the state of California.

    View Full Grant Details: Law Enforcement – Large Size Law Enforcement Organizations/Agencies>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Law Enforcement – Large Size Law Enforcement Organizations/Agencies

    Open Date
    Jan 20, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    California Highway Patrol
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $13,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    California Highway Patrol
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    16388
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of the Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program (CTFGP) is to disperse grant funds from The Control, Regulate, and Tax Adult Use Marijuana Act (AUMA) to local governments and qualified nonprofit organizations for the education, prevention, and enforcement of impaired driving laws pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code Section 34019.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Must be in the state of California.

    View Full Grant Details: Law Enforcement – Large Size Law Enforcement Organizations/Agencies>/span>