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Ethnic Media Outreach Grants 2023

Grantor:
CA State Library
Portal ID:
17414
Status:
Closed
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
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Categories:

Details

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.

Description:

The California State Library is making available $5 million in grant funding for ethnic media outlets, especially those that serve communities that are historically vulnerable to hate incidents and hate crimes because of their ethnic, racial, religious, gender/gender expression, sexual orientation, or other identities.

Grantees shall support the public awareness efforts of the Stop the Hate Program administered by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), which provides support and services to victims and survivors of hate incidents and hate crimes and facilitates hate incident or hate crime prevention measures. They shall also promote community healing and cross-racial and cross-cultural understanding.

Grant funding is available for fellowships, internships, and funding for reporters; content development; training and skills development; news briefings and roundtables; digital and social media content; partnerships with grassroots organizations and Community Based Organizations (CBOs); funding for interpreters/translators; and other activities that will raise awareness of the Stop the Hate Program and issues relating to hate incidents and hate crimes.

Ethnic media can include a range of platforms, languages, audiences, coverage areas, sizes and production standards. For the purposes of this program, ethnic media refers to media organizations, enterprises and projects by or for California’s ethnic populations and historically underserved and underrepresented groups, with an emphasis on those communities at greatest risk of experiencing hate incidents and hate crimes. These priority populations include, but are not limited to, people who are: Asian American, Black/African American, Immigrants and refugees, Indian/Native American and Tribal communities, Latinx, LGBTQ+, Limited English Proficient (LEP), Middle Eastern and North African, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders, and/or Religious minorities.

Grantees must:

Educate and engage communities about hate incidents and hate crimes. Increase awareness of the Stop the Hate program and the services provided. Reduce stigma surrounding the reporting of hate incidents and hate crimes. Boost the use of services by survivors. Promote community healing and cross-cultural and cross-racial collaboration.

For more information on the Stop the Hate Program, go to: https://cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/cdss-programs/civil-rights/care-funding.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Business
  • Individual
  • Nonprofit

Applicants must be a corporate or non-profit organization in good standing with the State of California. Individuals cannot apply.

Applicants may apply in partnership but only one organization is the lead applicant. The lead applicant assumes financial and contractual responsibilities if awarded a grant.

Applicants may submit only one application for the 2022-2023 fiscal year unless they are acting as a fiscal agent for other projects.

Eligible Geographies:

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

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.

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.
May 1, 2023
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
12 months

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$5,000,000
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.
$40,000 – $400,000
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
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:

Funding for these grants was provided in the Budget Act of 2021, SB129, which includes $10 million for ethnic media outlets to conduct effective, innovative and culturally competent outreach and education to Asian, Pacific Islander and other populations impacted by hate crimes & incidents.

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)

How to Apply

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

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Celeste Steward, 1-916-603-6717, ethnicmedia@library.ca.gov

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