Awarded Grants

The 2021 film grant will support "Bravo, Burkina." A Burkinabé boy flees his village and lends his weaving talents to an old craftsman in Bologna, Italy. Despite his escape, he is unable to forget the warmth of Burkina Faso. Pursued by memories, he travels through time in hopes of regaining all he has lost.

To amplify the diverse ethnic and multicultural community voices of the Olney neighborhood in Philadelphia.

A two-year operating support grant that will boost the growth and transition of PAAFF from a mostly volunteer-led organization into a financially stable non-profit business that compensates multiple key positions needed to develop to focus on increasing revenue and to strengthen the organization's infrastructure.

The 2021 film grant will support "With My Own Hands" which centers the theme of memory. When a young girl suddenly becomes ill at a family party, she must retrace her memories to uncover the true cause of her mysterious sickness.

The People Power News Radio Initiative aims to train a multigenerational cohort of community radio reporters to tell stories from their unique neighborhood perspectives on topics such as mutual aid, economic inequality and more.

For general operating support of Uptown Radio.

A one-year grant to affirm the City of Philadelphia's commitment to community media and digital inclusion. PhillyCAM will advocate for the value of public access television, in order to secure a positive outcome from the upcoming Verizon franchise negotiation for PhillyCAM and PEG channels overall.

A two-year grant to The Colored Girls Museum (TCGM) ($250,000), for general operating support and the promotion and archiving of the stories of Black girls and women. TCGM's mission is to be a public ritual for the protection, praise, and grace of the ordinary extraordinary Black girl.

A two-year grant for general operating support.

To amplify local voices in the City of Chester in Delaware County, PA, and fostering individual agency and collective social action.