Deadline: 31-Jan-22
The Coastal Conservancy announces its Request for Proposals for “Coastal Stories,” a new grant program that intends to make the outdoors more inclusive and welcoming for all Californians by fostering representation of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and other historically excluded groups in outdoor spaces – through storytelling.
They seek to fund projects that plan, develop, and implement storytelling installations or materials (such as murals, signage, monuments, or guides) that represent communities and voices that have been historically excluded in the storytelling of California’s coast and publicly accessible lands. These communities may include but are not limited to BIPOC people, people with disabilities, immigrant communities, low-income communities, and other historically excluded communities.
They will fund planning and preparation activities such as hiring historians/ storytellers/ artists, community engagement, designing materials, acquiring permits and permissions, and installation, creation, or implementation of project.
Priorities
These are the priorities of the Coastal Stories grant program:
- Promote a sense of belonging in outdoor spaces by presenting perspectives that include BIPOC and/or other historically excluded communities.
- Engage representatives of BIPOC and/or other historically excluded communities to develop and share their coastal perspectives and stories.
- Improve educational content in California’s outdoor spaces by correcting one-sided histories, retelling stories in more appropriate and inclusive ways, and developing new content that shares untold stories.
- Use creative forms of interpretation and storytelling.
Funding Information
Up to $1 million will be awarded in this grant round. There are no maximum or minimum grant amounts for this funding; however, it is anticipated that most grants will be up to $200,000. The budget for the requested amount should reflect the scale and effort required to implement the project.
Eligible Projects
- Eligible Projects Projects should research, develop, and/or present diverse stories, and/or present stories directed towards visitors whose perspectives have been historically excluded from publicly accessible outdoor spaces. Proposals that use creative forms of historical, ecological, and cultural storytelling are encouraged. The Conservancy envisions that these storytelling materials will foster representation of BIPOC and other historically excluded groups in outdoor spaces, making the outdoors more inclusive and welcoming for all Californians.
- Examples of eligible projects:
- Developing and implementing storytelling products including but not limited to signage, monuments, audio tours, maps, guides, and video/audio linked to QR codes.
- Hiring artists and/or community members to design and implement murals or other visual art installations.
- Hiring a historian or community members to research and write content and developing storytelling products with this content.
- Adding storytelling/ interpretive elements onto existing waterfronts, public accessways, interpretive centers, installations/education exhibits, etc.
- Projects that use creative forms of storytelling not listed here are also encouraged to apply.
Eligibility Criteria
Federally-recognized tribes, nonprofit organizations, and public agencies are eligible for funding. To be eligible, a nonprofit organization must qualify under the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Other community-based organizations and tribes that are not federally-recognized may apply with a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor.
For more information, visit https://scc.ca.gov/coastal-stories-grant-program/