Awarded Grants

To strengthen the news ecosystem in Delaware and increase voices and coverage of underrepresented communities, particularly BIPOC and low-income communities, by creating a pipeline of BIPOC journalists, identifying geographic and demographic news deserts, and building infrastructure to address news and information needs.

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.

This two-year grant will provide operating support that will increase the capacity of the Shooters Narrative Shift organization through leadership development, in-person team building, and workshops.

This two-year grant will support, deepen, and evolve Taller's Eugenio M. de Hostos archive's usability and expand the multimedia programming and output of the Hostos Archive, focusing on social justice and advocacy through community access to self-authored stories. Taller will: promote and continue development of the archive's digital content, programs and exhibitions; produce media in creative and innovative formats; and share produced media in the community and outside the community with new audiences.

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.

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.