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  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    California Advanced Services Fund: Broadband Adoption Account- July 2023 Cycle

    Open Date
    Jan 2, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    Public Utilities Commission
    Match Funding?
    15%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $20,024,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Public Utilities Commission
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    27023
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The California Advanced Services Fund Broadband Adoption Account provides grants that will increase publicly available or after-school broadband access and digital inclusion, such as grants for digital literacy training programs and public education to communities with limited broadband adoption.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: California Advanced Services Fund: Broadband Adoption Account- July 2023 Cycle>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    California Arts Council Administrators of Color Fellowship

    Open Date
    Aug 3, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    CA Arts Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $850,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $35,000 – $50,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Arts Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    3303
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    Uplifting an inclusive arts workforce and supporting the vibrancy of organizations that create and preserve the cultural identities of all California communities.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Individual
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: California Arts Council Administrators of Color Fellowship>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    California Civil Liberties

    Open Date
    Feb 23, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA State Library
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $1,250,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $50,000 – $125,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA State Library
    Grant Program ID
    CCLPEP
    Portal ID
    9146
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The California Civil Liberties Program funds projects that educate the public about civil liberties injustices carried out against communities and individuals in the past as well as today. Projects may provide information about civil liberties injustices perpetrated based on an individual's race, national origin, immigration status, religion, gender, or sexual orientation, and the forced internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Grants are available for projects throughout California. 

    View Full Grant Details: California Civil Liberties>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    California Civil Liberties Public Education Program

    Open Date
    Nov 16, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    CA State Library
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $0
    Estimated Low/High
    $1 – $125,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA State Library
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    50454
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    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.  

     

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    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.

    View Full Grant Details: California Civil Liberties Public Education Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    California Comprehensive School Security (CCSS) Program – RFP

    Open Date
    Jan 12, 2021
    State Agency / Department
    Governor's Office of Emergency Services
    Match Funding?
    25%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $150,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $150,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Governor's Office of Emergency Services
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    5116
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The “California Comprehensive School Security” (CCSS) Program is meant to assist local school districts in identifying and addressing the needs or gaps in school violence prevention and intervention.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: California Comprehensive School Security (CCSS) Program – RFP>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    California Creative Corps – Administering Organization Grant

    Open Date
    Apr 15, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Arts Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $59,400,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $1,000,000 – $5,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Arts Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    10007
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The California Creative Corps pilot program, a media, outreach, and engagement campaign designed to increase: (1) public health awareness messages to stop the spread of COVID-19; (2) public awareness related to water and energy conservation, climate mitigation, and emergency preparedness, relief, and recovery; (3) civic engagement, including election participation; and (4) social justice and community engagement.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    The CAC will identify a minimum of one and no more than three AOs in each regional and statewide service area, as follows:

    Statewide Service Area

    Bay Area Regional Service Area

    Capital Regional Service Area

    Central Coast Regional Service Area

    Central Valley Regional Service Area

    Far South Regional Service Area

    Inland Empire Regional Service Area

    South Regional Service Area

    Upstate Regional Service Area

    View Full Grant Details: California Creative Corps – Administering Organization Grant>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    California Education Learning Lab's AI Challenge

    Open Date
    Jun 3, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $0
    Estimated Low/High
    $25,000 – $1,500,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    66252
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The California Education Learning Lab is pleased to announce two grant opportunities to promote AI-integrated innovation in teaching and learning at California Community Colleges, and California State University and University of California campuses. Funding opportunities will help position California public higher education faculty as thought leaders and changemakers in the intersection between AI and education. 

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Any public institution in California.

    View Full Grant Details: California Education Learning Lab's AI Challenge>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    California Library Literacy Services New Program Application

    Open Date
    Feb 23, 2021
    State Agency / Department
    CA State Library
    Match Funding?
    N/A
    Estimated Total Funding
    $7,300,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA State Library
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    5476
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    California Library Literacy Services (CLLS) supports public libraries in offering no cost adult literacy services in their communities. CLLS programs help thousands of California adults  improve their basic reading, writing, math and/or speaking skills, and provide additional programs to support families. Program essentials are listed at: https://libraryliteracy.org/for-coordinators/mission-values/.

     

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Applying libraries must be located in California.

    View Full Grant Details: California Library Literacy Services New Program Application>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    California Library Literacy Services: New Program Application 2023-2024

    Open Date
    Feb 3, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    CA State Library
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $0
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA State Library
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    16883
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The goal of this grant opportunity is to support California adults who struggle with basic literacy skills. California Library Literacy Services provides library-based adult literacy services designed to help low-literacy adult learners reach the goals they have established for their own learning.

     

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Currently participating jurisdictions may not apply. Applications are welcomed from all other public library jurisdictions in California.

    View Full Grant Details: California Library Literacy Services: New Program Application 2023-2024>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    California National Archery in the Schools Program (CalNASP) Equipment Grant

    Open Date
    Feb 6, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Fish and Wildlife
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $3,200
    Estimated Low/High
    $3,200
    Funds Disbursement
    Other
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Fish and Wildlife
    Grant Program ID
    G2298002
    Portal ID
    17465
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    CalNASP is an affiliate of the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP™)—a non-profit, international style archery program dedicated to providing students in grades 4-12 the opportunity to learn and participate in target archery.
    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) oversees the CalNASP program and trains teachers to use NASP certified equipment and lesson plans.

     

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Projects may occur on state or federal lands. The CalNASP grant is for equipment only. No funds will be distributed directly to schools. Funds will be used to purchase equipment, and equipment will be delivered directly to schools. 

    View Full Grant Details: California National Archery in the Schools Program (CalNASP) Equipment Grant>/span>