The California Government Code § 8260 authorizes the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), in consultation with the Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs (CAPIAA), to administer the Stop the Hate (STH) Program that awards funding to qualified nonprofit organizations to provide support and services to victims and survivors of hate incidents and hate crimes and their families and facilitate hate incident or hate crime prevention measures. The CDSS, in partnership with the CAPIAA is pleased to announce the availability of $50 million in Fiscal Years 2022-23 and 2023-24 for the STH Program.
Donor Name: California Department of Social Services
State: California
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/03/2023
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $800,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The purpose of this funding is to provide support and services to victims and survivors of hate incidents and hate crimes and their families, to facilitate hate incident or hate crime prevention measures, and to create more inclusive regional and local communities, especially for those who are historically vulnerable because of their racial, ethnic, religious, gender identity/gender expression, sexual orientation, disability or other identities.
A hate crime is a crime against a person, group, or property motivated by the victim’s real or perceived protected social group. A hate incident is an action or behavior motivated by hate or bias that is not considered a crime under the law. Examples of hate incidents include: name calling, insults, displaying hate material on one’s own property, posting hate material that does not result in property damage, distribution of materials with hate messages in public places.
Examples of the kinds of bias that motivate hate crimes and incidents include racism, ableism, sexism, gender bias, anti-Semitism, religious bias, homophobia, and trans phobia.
Program Service Providers shall provide supports and services which may include, but not be limited to: community engagement and education; community conflict resolution; in- language outreach; services to escort community members in public; community healing; collaboration; cross-racial building; community diversity training; and local or regional rapid response to hate incidents.
The funding shall be focused on delivering services for survivors of hate incidents and hate crimes and their families and promoting preventative measures for populations who have experienced or are at greatest risk of experiencing incidents of bias and hate crimes including:
- Asian Americans, including South Asian and Southeast Asian
- Black/African Americans
- Indian/Native American and Tribal
- Latinx
- LGBTQ+
- Middle Eastern and North African
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders
- People with disabilities
- Religious minorities, including Muslim, Sikh, and Jewish
Populations with intersectional marginalized identities and other factors that increase the risk for experiencing bias and hate crimes, including age, shall also be prioritized (e.g., older Asian American populations).
Applications from organizations with demonstrated experience providing culturally relevant services to priority populations that are currently underrepresented among Stop the Hate and Transformative Grantees shall be prioritized for grant awards. These include: Black/African American, South Asian, Southeast Asian, Indian/Native American and Tribal, LGBTQ+, Middle Eastern and North African, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, religious minorities, and people with disabilities.
While applications shall be considered for all regions, the CDSS shall prioritize coverage of regions underserved by the first round of Stop the Hate funding and Transformative Grants.
Qualified organizations proposing to serve the following regions shall be prioritized for grant awards:
- Inland Empire: Riverside and San Bernardino Counties
- San Joaquin Valley: Calaveras, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa,
- Merced, Mono, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus Counties
- Border: San Diego and Imperial Counties
- Central Coast: Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, and Santa
- Barbara Counties
- Northern California: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn,
- Humboldt, Lake Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Nevada, Placer Plumas, Sacramento,
- Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, and Yuba Counties.
- In addition, priority consideration shall be given to applications that propose collaborative strategies, including the development of rapid response networks and/or strategies.
Service Delivery Model
The Stop the Hate Program is delivered through a cohort of Regional Leads and Program Service Providers as follows:
Regional Leads: The CDSS shall award funds to five Regional Leads (Northern California/San Joaquin Valley, the Bay Area/South Bay/Central Coast, Orange County/Inland Empire, the Border Region, and Los Angeles County). These are qualified organizations who are currently administering FY 21-22 the Stop the Hate Program funds and who shall continue in this role for FY 22-23 and 23-24. The Regional Leads shall execute Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with selected sub grantees, establish and ensure quality controls within the requirements provided by CDSS, and submit timely reports to CDSS.
The Regions are as follows:
- Northern California and San Joaquin Valley Regions, Counties covered:
- Calaveras, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, and Yuba Counties. Also includes organizations providing services statewide.
- Bay Area, South Bay, and Central Coast Regions, Counties covered:
- Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, Solano, Sonoma, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura Counties.
- Los Angeles Region, Counties covered:
- Los Angeles County
- Orange County and Inland Empire Regions, Counties covered:
- Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
- Border Region, Counties covered:
- San Diego and Imperial Counties.
The Regional Leads are responsible for:
- Executing sub grant agreements with program service providers identified by CDSS (Sub grantees).
- Collecting all necessary program and budget reports from sub grantees and submitting consolidated reports to CDSS.
- Convening sub grantees on a quarterly basis to provide technical assistance regarding administrative requirements and program requirements, including providing training related to the delivery of services.
- Facilitating communication between sub grantees and State Library Ethnic Media Outreach grantees to support coordination.
- Communicating regularly with CDSS.
- Participating in Stop the Hate Program meetings required by CDSS, including two in person Stop the Hate statewide convening’s, as well as virtual meetings with CDSS, CAPIAA, and any other State agencies, grantees, or contractors identified by CDSS, including evaluators or technical assistance providers.
- Administering additional funds, if available, including partnering with CDSS to identify Additional sub grantees.
- Additional duties required for the operation and administration of the Stop the Hate Program as defined by CDSS.
- Program Service Providers: Program services are provided by sub grantees. Program Service Providers are responsible for:
- Executing a sub grant agreement with the Regional Lead identified by CDSS;
- Performing the services for which the organization is awarded funding;
- Providing all the necessary program and budget reports to the Regional Lead in a timely manner;
- Participating in all quarterly meetings scheduled by the Regional Lead;
- Participating in Stop the Hate Program meetings required by CDSS, including two in person Stop the Hate statewide convening’s, as well as virtual meetings with CDSS,
- CAPIAA, and any other State agencies, grantees, or contractors identified by CDSS, including evaluators or technical assistance providers;
Program Services
Program services include Direct Services, Prevention Services, and Intervention Services, including:
- Direct Services
- Mental health and complementary health services: includes traditional (e.g., therapy and counseling) and non-traditional mental health services.
- Wellness and community healing: practices informed by community input and responding to community-specific needs that encourage community empowerment and develop community-wide support systems.
- Legal services: includes legal consultations (intake, counsel and advice), and legal representation with administrative complaints, but does not include civil complaints and/or litigation.
- Navigation, case management, and referral: includes identifying relevant resources for survivors of hate incidents and hate crimes and facilitating connection to those services, including assisting with applications and accompanying to appointments, interviews, hearings, etc.
- Prevention Services
- Arts-based and other cultural work that deepens understanding and empathy.
- Youth development.
- Senior safety and ambassador/escort programs.
- Individual and community safety planning.
- Training, including bystander training and other de-escalation techniques.
- Working across racial groups and other impacted populations to strengthen alliances and promote understanding.
- Intervention Services
- Outreach: includes the dissemination of information via in-person, on-line, telephone, or text communication that may include information about the elements of hate incidents and hate crimes, services for survivors, and the rights of survivors.
- Training, including developing educational curricula about the elements of hate incidents and hate crimes, services for survivors, and the rights of survivors.
- Community-centered alternative approaches and systems to repair harm at the community level to address hate incidents and hate crimes: includes conflict mediation and resolution, restorative and transformative justice programs, and programs that cultivate accountability, healing, and individual and community safety.
- Coordination and liaising with local government and other institutional partners.
- Coordinated regional rapid response: includes the development and implementation of rapid response strategies, collaboration with other PSPs and community-based organizations for coordinated rapid response services and regional strategy.
Funding Information
Funded organizations will receive funds for a 2-year service term. The grant amounts for Program Service Providers may range from $100,000 ($50,000 per year) to $800,000 ($400,000 per year).
Eligibility Criteria
All California-based organizations who meet the following eligibility criteria may apply to be Program Service Providers. Program Service Providers to be eligible for Stop the Hate Program funding as a Program Service Provider, an applicable shall meet the following minimum eligibility criteria:
- Have a 501(c) (3) or 501(c) (5) status and be in good standing or are fiscally sponsored.
- Have at least two (2) years of experience working with the priority populations.
- Have at least one (1) year of experience providing anti-hate survivor, prevention, or intervention services.
For more information, visit CDSS.
