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Elevate Youth California Cohort 8 Standard Track is OPEN - applications due Sept 21, 2026 at 1 p.m. PT. Up to $1M over three years for CA 501(c)(3) and Tribal organizations.
Historical funding: Up to $1,000,000 per award over a three-year period
Prior eligibility: Community-based organizations, tribal organizations, and other entities serving youth in California.
Governor Newsom's Youth Leadership and Civic Engagement Grants is sponsored by State of California. Supports community-based and tribal organizations in California to prevent youth substance use through leadership engagement programs, emphasizing mentorship, leadership, and civic engagement skills.
The FY2026 MEP Center State Competition ran in two rounds: eight states worth $139.1 million, then fourteen more worth $232.4 million, both closing August 21, 2026. That's 43 percent of the national network recompeted in twelve months, under a 50 percent non-federal cost share, while the administration's own budget request proposed eliminating the program. Here's what the award tables reveal, why incumbents are genuinely at risk, and how to position for the FY2027 wave.
Read articleOn August 14, 2026, the California Arts Council approved nearly $24.6 million across 1,200 grant awards. Buried in the release is a rare thing: before-and-after data showing exactly how much the ranked-priority bonus moved the pool. Small organizations went from 53% of applicants to 72% of awardees. Geography moved 19 points. First-time status barely moved at all. Here is what that means for the 2027 cycle.
Read articleThe California Civic Media Program is a $20 million public-private fund — $10 million from the state, $10 million matched by Google — that pays local newsrooms on a per-journalist formula: $20,000 for each of the first five FTE reporters, $10,000 for reporters six through twenty, capped at $250,000 per organization. Applications open July 6 and close August 21, 2026. Here is exactly how the formula works, which newsrooms qualify (and which are excluded), and how to position a small newsroom to win.
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