{"id":56431,"date":"2023-02-08T15:05:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T23:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=56431"},"modified":"2023-02-08T15:08:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T23:08:59","slug":"5-million-in-state-funding-available-to-ethnic-media-groups-for-hate-crime-outreach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=56431","title":{"rendered":"$5 Million in State Funding Available to Ethnic Media Groups for Hate Crime Outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Sacramento, Calif.]<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Grants totaling $5 million are available through the California State Library for ethnic media outlets serving communities historically vulnerable to hate crimes and incidents.
\nThe purpose of the grants is to increase public awareness\u00a0of the California Department of Social Services’\u00a0Stop the Hate Program<\/a>. The Stop the Hate Program provides support and services to survivors of hate crimes and incidents and their families.<\/p>\n

The grants can be used to pay for reporters, fellowships, and internships at ethnic media outlets, news briefings and roundtables, digital and social media content, community gatherings and partnerships with grassroots organizations and Community Based Organizations. Grant awards range from $40,000 to $400,000. Past grantees include media outlets and organizations serving California\u2019s Asian American and Pacific Islander, Latino, Black, Native American and LGBTQ+ communities. Examples of\u00a0projects being conducted by current grantees<\/a>\u00a0can be found on the State Library website.<\/p>\n

\u201cCalifornia\u2019s diversity is our superpower,\u201d said Greg Lucas, California\u2019s State Librarian. \u201cHelping local media outlets \u201cStop the Hate\u201d strengthens all of our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the California Department of Justice’s 2021 Hate Crime in California Report, hate crime events increased 32.6% from 1,330 in 2020 to 1,763 in 2021.\u00a0A total of $15 million in grants for ethnic media outlets was included in the Asian and Pacific Islander Equity Budget of 2021,\u00a0a three-year investment of $166.5 million to fund critical resources and services in response to the sharp rise in hate incidents and hate crimes.<\/p>\n

This is the second round of funding for ethnic media outlets. In May 2022, the California State Library awarded nearly $6 million in grants to 50 ethnic media outlets and collaboratives. A complete list of last year\u2019s grantees can be found\u00a0in\u00a0the May 2022 press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The grants fund reporting, fellowships, and internships at ethnic media outlets as well as news briefings and roundtables, digital and social media content, community gatherings and partnerships with grassroots organizations and community-based organizations.<\/p>\n

Grant awards in 2022 ranged from $40,000 to $400,000.\u00a0Grantees included media outlets and organizations serving California\u2019s Asian American and Pacific Islander, Latino, Black, Native American and LGBTQ+ communities.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit the\u00a0Ethnic Media Outreach Grants page<\/a> on our website. Applications are due by 5:00 PM PST on Monday, March\u00a014, 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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