Awarded Grants

Through the 2021 Community Voices grant, CCATE will create a digital magazine, Rev Arte, where the Latinx immigrant community can share their talents and perspective, reframing negative portrayals of the community and authoring their own stories. Additionally, the grant will foster the organization's community leadership through the expansion of CCATE's media programming and the development of an internship program.

The 2021 Community Voices grant will support the "Shot and Forgotten" documentary as it amplifies the voices and humanize the stories of paralyzed gun violence survivors in Philadelphia.

The 2021 Community Voices grant will support "The Command Center to Bring Women Home" as the film engages audiences in re-imagining what re-entry could look like if it was designed by formerly incarcerated women.

The 2021 Community Voices grant will support the distribution of a free community journal, published in Arabic and English, that amplifies culture from the Southwest Asia and North Africa region, with writers predominantly from the region. Distributing a physical newspaper across Philadelphia (and now Allentown) will put Arabic in public space to be seen and felt.

This one-year grant will support an impact campaign featuring a series of targeted screenings and discussions to educate the public on the D.A.'s role in the criminal legal system. These events will explore: systemic inequalities and who has access or barriers to power; media narratives about public safety and the criminal legal system; accountability for elected officials; and pathways forward.

This one-year grant will support the “SunKissed Media Project” which will amplify the voices and experiences of BIPOC women community journalists, including the LGBTQIA+ and disabled community. The platform will consist of short-form videos, short stories, photography exhibitions, and poetry created by BIPOC women working toward social justice, equity, and inclusion.

This one-year grant will support the ongoing building of a strong network of organizations working in youth media throughout Philadelphia, engage youth media content creators, provide platforms to showcase the voices and perspectives of these Philadelphia youth, and provide young media makers with professional development opportunities that will include training, mentoring and paid work experiences. This project will build upon the year-long Youth Set the Stage cross-collaboration begun in 2020 among nine youth media organizations across the city through the pioneering support of Independence Public Media Foundation’s Community Voices Fund.

This one-year grant will support the “Voces de Oro” reporting project that will include Spanish-language podcasts, a graphic novel, and a “Know Your Rights” video series for Puerto Rican and Dominican communities being pushed out of Kensington, Norris Square, and North Philly by gentrification.

This two-year grant is for operating support that will help 2Puntos take steps toward becoming a nonprofit, expand their network on social media and Spotify, and upgrade the website.

This one-year grant will support BlackStar's Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab, which will build new structures of support for BIPOC filmmakers while expanding job opportunities for BIPOC film crews throughout Philadelphia. BlackStar will support four artists (or collectives) through a production lab fellowship that will make equipment, space, crew, mentorship, funding and critical feedback available to emerging and mid-career filmmakers based in Philadelphia.