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Equipment Grant Program is sponsored by California Press Foundation. The California Press Foundation's Equipment Grant Program helps student newsrooms access essential reporting tools. While primarily for student news programs, it funds equipment like cameras, audio recorders, microphones, and other tools that support student reporting and publication.
Nonprofit organizations supporting student journalism may be eligible.
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Equipment Grants - California Press Foundation CPF’s equipment grants help educators expand learning opportunities, support student-led publications and ensure more young journalists have access to professional reporting tools. CPF's 2026-2027 Equipment Grant application cycle will open in late August 2026 . Eligible student media programs are encouraged to apply.
Membership with CPF is free and connects you to a network of people who believe in journalism and the power of local news.
Since 2000, these student journalism programs have received CPF Equipment Grants: Since 2000, these campus journalism programs have received Cal Press Equipment Grants: Abraham Lincoln High School, San Francisco Ambassador School of Global Leadership, Los Angeles American River College, Sacramento Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, Stockton Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco Arroyo Grande High School Bear Creek High School, Stockton Bear River High School, Grass Valley Branham High School, San Jose Bret Harte Union High School, Altaville Bullard High School, Fresno Buena High School, Ventura Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo California Baptist University, Riverside California State University, Northridge Castro Valley High School Cerritos College, Norwalk Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga Chapman University, Orange City College of San Francisco Clayton Valley High School, Concord College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita College of the Sequoias, Visalia Cosumnes River College, Sacramento Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo Daily Californian, UC Berkeley De Anza High School, Richmond Diego Rivera Learning Complex, Los Angeles Don Antonio Lugo High School, Chino East Bakersfield High School El Camino Real High School, Woodland Hills Enochs High School, Modesto Fairfax High School, Los Angeles Fall River Junior/Senior High, McArthur Frazier Mountain High School, Lebec Fresno Pacific University Gabrielino High School, San Gabriel Harbor College, Wilmington Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy, Wilmington Highland High School, Bakersfield Humboldt State University, Arcata James Monroe High School, North Hills Jefferson High School, Daly City John F.
Kennedy High School, Granada Hills John F. Kennedy High School, Sacramento John Muir High School, Pasadena Jordan High School.
Los Angeles King Drew Magnet High School, Los Angeles Las Positas College, Livermore Leadership Preparatory High School, Oakland Liberty High School, Bakersfield Los Angeles Harbor College, Wilmington Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles Mayfair High School, Lakewood Media College Prep High School, Oakland Merrill F.
West High School, Tracy Monterey Trail High School, Elk Grove Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont Oakmont High School, Roseville Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa Orange County High School of the Arts, Santa Ana Orange Glen High School, Escondido Palomar College, San Marcos Philip & Sala Burton High School, San Francisco Piner High School, Santa Rosa Pleasant Valley High School, Chico Portola High School, Irvine Rancho Alamitos High School, Garden Grove Rancho Cotate High School, Rohnert Park Riverside Community College-Norco San Diego State University San Luis Obispo High School San Ramon Valley High School, Danville Santa Monica City College Santa Rosa Junior College Sequoia High School, Redwood City Sherman E.
Burroughs High School, Ridgecrest Skyline High School, Oakland Sonoma Valley High School Southwestern College, Chula Vista St.
Genevieve High School, Panorama City Tennyson High School, Hayward: Theodore Roosevelt High School, Los Angeles Thousand Oaks High School Thurgood Marshall Academic High School, San Francisco Trabuco Hills High School, Mission Viejo Turlock Christian High School University High School, Los Angeles View Park Charter High School, Los Angeles Vista del Lago High School, Folsom Vista del Lago High School, Moreno Valley Washington High School, Fremont Washington High School, Hayward West Valley High School, Cottonwood William S.
Hart High School, Newhall Wolfskill Continuation High School, Winters
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Student news programs at middle schools, high schools, community colleges, and universities statewide in California. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows varies (nearly $20,000 awarded in 2025). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was August 1, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Equipment Grant Program is funded by California Press Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in California. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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