The California State Library, in partnership with the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs (CAPIAA), is pleased to announce the availability of $10 million in grant funding for ethnic media outlets and organizations, 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.
Donor Name: California State Library
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/14/2022
Size of the Grant: $100,000 – $400,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Funding Information
The State Library anticipates awarding at least $5,000,000 for ethnic media grants for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. The remaining funds will be awarded in subsequent fiscal years of the three-year program.
Grants will be awarded in the following categories:
- Ethnic media collaboratives and organizations: Entities providing support (capacity building, content creation, fellowships/internships, and other tools/resources) to ethnic media outlets. The grant amounts for this category may range from $100,000 – $400,000.
- Individual ethnic media outlets: The grant amounts for this category may range from $40,000 – $100,000.
Activity Period
- Funded Activity Period Starts: May 15, 2022
- Funded Activity Period Ends: May 15, 2023
Funded activities may include:
- Funding for reporters/journalists, influencers and youth to report on, engage and educate priority populations about hate incidents and hate crimes and related topics, such as survivor services, community healing and prevention.
- Content development, including stories, commentary and opinion pieces in text, audio and video formats, that engages and educates target communities about hate incidents and hate crimes and related topics, and reduces the stigma surrounding reporting of hate incidents and hate crimes and accessing survivor services.
- Training and skills development programs for ethnic media outlets and journalists, with an emphasis on reporting and creating content around hate incidents/crimes and related topics.
- News briefings convening elected and government officials, community leaders and experts on hate incidents and hate crimes and related topics.
- Roundtables convening journalists, storytellers, content creators and foundations to exchange ideas and information surrounding hate incidents and hate crimes and related topics.
- Digital and social media content on platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, messaging applications and other platforms.
- Partnerships with CBOs to increase coordination of outreach and messaging on hate incidents and hate crimes and related topics.
- Funding for interpreters/translators in multiple languages, as well as activities and services to facilitate access for people with disabilities.
Eligibility Criteria
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
- Religious minorities
Successful applicants must demonstrate that they meet the following criteria:
- Capability to administer and complete the proposed project within specified deadlines and within the specified budget.
- Two (2) or more years of experience in ethnic media messaging, content creation and platforms.
- Two (2) or more years of experience reaching California’s ethnic populations, with an emphasis on those at greatest risk of experiencing incidents of bias and hate crimes.
- Cultural, linguistic and community competency in serving target populations.
For more information, visit Ethnic Media Outreach Grants.
