Social Science Research Council July 2013 Website $75,000 To produce and disseminate an updated analysis of the Human Development Index for California that informs public policy debates and decisions Focus Area: Special Initiatives Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
GMMB Inc. July 2013 Website $200,000 For strategic communications for the Linked Learning field in California Focus Area: Youth Term: 4 months Region Served: Statewide
League of Women Voters of California Education Fund July 2013 Website $155,000 To improve the quality of state and county voter information guides by producing and promoting a best practices manual. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
Center for Land-Based Learning July 2013 Website $145,000 To expand the number of SLEWS programs, which engage high school students in habitat restoration, as part of the Leadership Awards Impact Fund. Focus Area: Special Initiatives Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
Self-Help Graphics and Arts, Inc. June 2013 Website $80,000 For Barrio Mobile Art, a mobile art initiative designed to reach Latinos in the Inland Empire by offering participatory art workshops that explore new technologies such as mobile phoneart in pop-up workspaces. Focus Area: Arts Term: 24 months Region Served: Riverside & San Bernardino
Rock the Vote June 2013 Website $350,000 To provide technological tools and technical assistance related to online voter registration systems, as part of the Future of California Elections project. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
University of Southern California June 2013 Website $398,566 To support the Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration to conduct and disseminate research on immigrant integration in California. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
ConnectEd June 2013 Website $5,700,000 To manage and provide technical assistance to the California Linked Learning District Initiative. Focus Area: Youth Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
Oceanside Museum of Art June 2013 Website $150,000 For a series of participatory artist-in-residency projects in non-traditional arts venues throughout North San Diego County. Focus Area: Arts Term: 24 months Region Served: San Diego and Imperial
ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties Inc. June 2013 Website $500,000 To support the implementation of a statewide voter registration infrastructure at public agencies and online, as part of the Future of California Elections. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
Community Partners June 2013 Website $1,000,000 To facilitate collaboration toward expanded voter participation and reforms to election policy and practices through fiscal sponsorship of the Future of California Elections (FOCE). Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
TransFormCA June 2013 Website $475,000 To engage low-income, ethnic communities in the Bay Area, San Joaquin Valley and Southern California in transportation and land use decision-making. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
San Bernardino Symphony Association June 2013 Website $145,000 For Mosaico Music Festival, a music event in non-traditional venues and featuring symphonic performance of Latino music to engage diverse Latino audiences in the Inland Empire. Focus Area: Arts Term: 24 months Region Served: Riverside & San Bernardino
The TCC Group June 2013 Website $450,000 To provide the final period of technical assistance for the Arts Regional Initiative, primarily for the Central Coast grantee cohort. Focus Area: Arts Term: 17 months Region Served: Central Coast Region
San Diego Organizing Project June 2013 Website $250,000 To engage underrepresented San Diego residents in city and county-level decision making. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 24 months Region Served: San Diego and Imperial
Sacramento Housing Alliance June 2013 Website $150,000 To support the Sacramento Boards & Commissions Leadership Institute. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 24 months Region Served: Central Valley - Sacramento Metro
Orange County Communities Organized for Responsible Development June 2013 Website $450,000 To promote district-based elections in Anaheim and establish a local civic engagement model for voting rights advocacy across California. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 24 months Region Served: Orange County
Long Beach Opera June 2013 Website $75,000 For performances at a public beach in Long Beach intended to engage lower income and first time opera attendees and beachgoers, in addition to traditional opera audiences. Focus Area: Arts Term: 12 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
Venice Arts June 2013 Website $180,000 For Community Story Lab, a participatory media-arts program engaging low-income adults in Venice. Focus Area: Arts Term: 24 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
NALEO Educational Fund June 2013 Website $360,000 To conduct research, outreach, and technical assistance designed to expand voter participation, as part of the Future of California Elections. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide