Possibility Grants, designed and awarded by Bay Area Youth (BAY) Community Fellows, provide $100,000 general operating grants to ten organizations in 2024, with flexible terms of one or two years. The grants prioritize organizations that promote a just and equitable society, challenge systems of oppression through cultural education, Black liberation values, community-based care, healing, or art, and emphasize intergenerational connections and youth upliftment. Eligible applicants must be 501(c)3 entities or fiscally sponsored, located in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, or Santa Clara counties, with a focus on smaller organizations, particularly in Alameda and San Francisco counties. The application window runs from July 19 to August 19, with awards announced on October 1.

The Technical Assistance Program (TAP) offers state funding to California-based Small Business Technical Assistance Centers, not directly to small businesses. The grant supports new or enhanced consulting and training services, focusing on underserved businesses and regions. Eligible applicants must provide 1-to-1 matching funds from federal or private sources. The program year runs from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025, with a minimum funding request of $25,000. Applicants must submit a Letter of Intent, and the application deadline is August 12, 2024. Total available funding is estimated at $23,000,000, with awards based on matching funds and program needs. The funding method is reimbursement-based, processed quarterly by CalOSBA.

Leveraging AI for Teaching and Learning
AI Grand will support large-scale projects that empower faculty to be leaders in the development of AI use, understanding, and capability and enhance teaching and learning outcomes through intersegmental partnerships.

• Intend to award 3 to 6 grants, up to $1.5 million each
• Project duration of 24 to 42 months
• Application requires a 3-stage process
• Statement of Intent due June 7, 2024

Open Funding Database Request Form
The Labor Center has created a Federal Infrastructure Funding Database that tracks notices of funding opportunities from various federal agencies. It covers programs and opportunities related to investments in public infrastructure, a green economy, and the domestic semiconductor industry.

If you would like to access the interactive database of funding opportunities and to receive updates from the Labor Center’s Green Economy Program, please fill out the following form. An email with the link to the password-protected webpage will be emailed to you.

Free technical assistance and/or 0% financing for BIPOC-led Bay Area nonprofits. To apply, click here.

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