Awarded Grants

To support paid fellowships for organizations with budgets under $1 million to participate in a 6-month fundraising training program.

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 two-year operating grant will support the expansion of BPA's school, summer, and workforce digital filmmaking programs including the launch of “Media Futures,” a paid professional development & leadership program for BIPOC youth seeking careers in film and media.

This one-year grant will support an assessment of 2,500 residents to understand the number of households currently without internet or relying on unstable, low bandwidth options, as a way to benchmark the city's progress towards closing the digital divide.

This one-year grant will support the Philly Movement Media Fellowship program for young, primarily Black and brown writers and communicators.

This two-year general operating grant will go toward producing and distributing empathy-centered stories that prioritize BIPOC communities, cultural practices, and values.

This one-year grant will support community engagement and storytelling with and accessibility to AAI's Digital Broadcast Studio.

This two-year grant will provide program support for the Village's media and justice-based initiatives for teens and young adults to be housed in their new Civic Power Media Studio in North Philly.