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California Civil Liberties Public Education Program

Grantor:
CA State Library
Portal ID:
50454
Status:
Closed
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
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Categories:

Details

Purpose:

This program’s central purpose is to ensure that the events surrounding the exclusion, forced removal, and internment of civilians and permanent resident aliens of Japanese ancestry during World War II will be remembered and that the causes and circumstance of these and other similar civil-liberty violations may be illuminated and understood.  

 

Description:

The California Civil Liberties Public Education Program is guided by California Education Code Sections 13000, 13015, 13020, 13025, and 13030. 

This competitive grant program supports the creation and dissemination of educational and public awareness resources concerning the history and the lessons of civil rights violations or civil liberties injustices carried out against communities or populations. These include, but are not limited to, civil rights violations or civil liberties injustices that are perpetrated on the basis of an individual’s race, national origin, immigration status, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.

Eligible projects may include educational materials, preservation projects, public media, and artistic and documentary projects for the purpose of creating public awareness concerning the history of Japanese American incarceration during World War II and the lessons of other civil rights violations or civil liberties injustices carried out against communities or populations. 

Applicants must be a California-based non-profit organizations formed under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code in good standing, or a California-based satellite offices of a regional or national non-profit organization formed under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code in good standing, or a unit of California local or state government.

Statewide Projects have a maximum requests of $125,000 and Community Projects have maximum requests of $50,000. 

 

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Nonprofit
  • Public Agency
  • Tribal Government

Applicants can use fiscal agents. The fiscal agent, acting as the applicant organization, assumes financial and contractual responsibilities if awarded a grant.

Eligible Geographies:

Projects must be created in California and grant monies can only be spent in California. Projects may occur on state or federal lands.

Matching Funding Requirement:

Applicants are encouraged to seek additional investment in their project – ideally a dollar-for-dollar (1:1) match, if possible and applicable. The match may be from corporate contributions, private contributions, local government, earned income or in-kind matches, including labor from experts, volunteers, administrators, and others. Matches are strongly encouraged but not required.

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
Late March 2024
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
April 2024 June 2025

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
See Notes Below
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
$1 – $125,000
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No

Available Funding Notes:

$1,500,000

The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • State

Funding Source Notes:

California Education Code Sections 13000 and 13015

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Advance(s)

Funding Method Notes:

Awardees receive 80% upfront and 20% after the submission and approval of a final project report. 

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, 1-279-399-8991, civil.liberties@library.ca.gov

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