The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) announces the Call for Projects for the Go Human Community Hubs Program.
Donor Name: Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)
State: California
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/17/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $40,000
Details:
The Go Human Community Hubs Grant Program aims to support street-level community resiliency and increase the safety of people most harmed by traffic injuries and fatalities, including without limitation Black, Indigenous and People of Color; people with disabilities; and frontline workers, particularly those walking and biking.
The Community Hubs Program aims to fund projects that leverage new or existing community gathering and resource sites to implement traffic safety strategies including, but not limited to messaging, education, engagement activities, leadership development, community assessment, or resource distribution. Hubs may include a physical or digital form, facilitating accessible spaces to streamline community education and resource distribution. A hub co-locates multiple resources, holistically responding to multiple community needs.
Potential Project Types
Funded strategies through the Community Hubs Program may include but not limited to the following example projects:
- Co-location of traffic safety resources for distribution, such as helmets or lawns signs with traffic safety messaging for residents
- Community bicycle rides, walk audits, or open streets events
- Design and development of placekeeping/placebuilding features, such as public art or signage
- Community capacity building projects, such as a Virtual Traffic Safety Ambassador Leadership Development Programs
- Virtual information or media hubs, inclusive of traffic safety information, content or resource distribution
- Storytelling, oral history/oral futures projects or film development, including showcases and screening series
- Safety cohort or planning teams
Funding Information
The 2023 Go Human Community Hubs Grant Program will award up to $40,000 each to selected projects that emphasize community-driven co-creation and community engagement.
Eligible Applicants
- Community-based organizations, non-profits, and social enterprises are eligible to submit a Community Hubs proposal.
- Funding is available to recipients across the SCAG region, which encompasses the counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura.
- Funding will be distributed to prioritize equity, particularly within communities that have been historically disinvested or in disadvantaged communities.
For more information, visit SCAG.
