Nonprofit organizations that provide local services or programs to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in the City of San Luis Obispo can now apply for the City’s DEI High-Impact Grant. Applications are due on August 30, 2024 by 5 p.m. Up to $150,000 in funding will be awarded through its 2024-25 DEI High-Impact grant program.
This grant program is an effort to uplift and support local projects, programs or initiatives that contribute to creating a San Luis Obispo that is welcoming, inclusive, equitable and safe. The City plans to award the funds in early 2025. City staff will hold online information sessions in both English and Spanish via Zoom on July 29, 2024. The English session will be from 1 to 2 p.m., followed by the Spanish session from 2 – 3 p.m. Anyone can review the recordings on the grant information webpage.
The scope of inclusion and equity work is inherently broad and complex, and the funding seeks to support initiatives that show understanding of “root causes” issues and “intractable” problems, seek to address structural and systemic inequities, can demonstrate measurable success, and will contribute to some aspect of systemic change.
One of San Luis Obispo’s Major City Goals is centered around diversity, equity, and inclusion, specifically to make San Luis Obispo a more welcoming and inclusive city for all. The purpose of this grant funding is to address equity gaps within our community and enhance the sense of belonging for those most marginalized and the community at large. This funding allocation is an effort to uplift and support local projects, programs, or initiatives that help San Luis Obispo become a more welcoming, inclusive, equitable, and safe place.
These grants are administered through the City’s newly created Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, which represents the City’s forward-facing commitment to meaningful, structural and lasting change. For details and eligibility requirements, visit www.slocity.org/grants.