1 Boxing For Peace
2 Community Mural and Garden project
3 Dinner Ceremonies
4 Drumming at the edge of Magic
5 Faith Elizabeth Fuller
6 Greater New Beginnings through Drum Circle
7 I CHOOSE ME Project
8 JTF Feed My Sheep
9 Multicultural Art & Wellness Jamboree
10 Music Healing Session in the Park
11 Panther Skate Plaza Skate Lending Library
12 Project Darreis Grows
13 soul food sundays
14 The Wash & Dry: Healing in Motion
15 "Walking the paths of the Warrior, Healer, Visionary and Teacher: Community Healing Intensive"
16 Get Self-ish
17 Love Thy Self Project
18 Ndigenous Healing & Restoration
19 Paint Me Empowered
20 Planting Healing
21 Power of Exploration - Different Realities
22 REAL LOVE: A Balm in Gilead
23 Real love Project
24 Restorative Storytelling: Healing Oakland Communities
25 Trents 9
26 A Walk n My Shoes
27 Community Dinner To Feed the Soul
28 Flowetic Justice - Healing Through Art and Music
29 Foot Patrols and Chaperoning Elders in Oakland Chinatown
30 Heal My Trauma II Day Camp
31 Our Roots Run Deep: Community Healing through Dance and Music
32 Student-led Community Education Campaign
33 Tue-Getherness Tuesdays Healing Event Series
34 Vertical Skillz Outreach - Health and Wellness event 2023
35 We Are the Vendors
36 A L. Willis Life Center - Community Health and Violence Prevention Fair
37 Heal the Youth
38 Healing the Trauma of Gun Violence Through the Power of Art and Trauma-informed Events
39 Hip-Hop Can Stop A Bullet Videos
40 Neighbors Make Community: A Continuation of Food and Conversations
41 The Ariel Healing Station
42 The Healing Way
43 Umoja Reentry Family Unity Project In-person Pilot
44 Uplift the Town
45 Upward Roots Project Happiness
46 Work It Well Project
47 Write To Life
48 Youth Wellness Program
49 BIZ Stoop: Black Women's Heiritage; Passport2Freedom
50 Build the fabric of our community
51 Co-Parenting Counseling for Black Parents
52 Community healing grant
53 Community Healing Through Wrestling
54 Healing Hurting Hearts- Life after Loss
55 Mastering the Sistaaz Self: To Master the World Around You
56 Rosa Cabrera
The Department of Violence Prevention (DVP) applies a public health approach to violence prevention focused on community-led intervention strategies to realize sustained safety and stability of the families and communities most impacted by violence. DVP funds the Community Healing & Restoration strategy. This strategy aims to lift-up the wisdom of people closest to the violence and deepen their skills to promote healing through community-led outreach activities and events.
Violence Prevention Mini-Grants support innovative, resident-led and community-based violence reduction projects. Healing and growth happen best when community leads the way.
Applications are due by midnight on Thursday, November 3, 2022.
Over $475,000 in Mini-Grant funding from the City of Oakland’s DVP will be administered by community partner Youth Leadership Institute (yli). Mini-Grants of up to $15,000 for small non-profit organizations (with an annual budget of less than $500,000) and up to $5,000 for individuals (with an identified fiscal sponsor) will be awarded. A committee of Oakland community members has been nominated to read and review the proposals based upon the scoring rubric available here. Award announcements are anticipated in early December 2022.
Department of Violence Prevention’s (DVP) Community Healing Mini-Grant funds seek to prioritize projects that uplift the following principles.
- PROMOTE SAFETY AND HEALING: All projects must promote safety and healing in Oakland to change norms around violence and the stigma around seeking support and healing.
- CENTERS MOST-IMPACTED: Projects led by those most impacted by gun/group/ gang violence, gender-based violence (e.g. Intimate partner violence and Commercial Sexual Exploitation), and/or other types of violence in Oakland will be given priority.
- ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY BUILDING AND COLLECTIVE HEALING: Projects that promote community empowerment, invest in leadership opportunities for people at the center of violence and uplift homegrown, cultural healing practices.
- STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: Projects that offer collaborative opportunities for neighborhood residents to come together to improve healing and well-being in their neighborhoods.
- DEMONSTRATE BENEFICIAL IMPACT: Projects should demonstrate direct, achievable benefits that have a positive community impact.
The following categories suggest the types of projects that may be funded but are not the only things that can be funded. All projects must focus on reducing and healing from violence in Oakland. Be creative with what you propose.
Please note: Mini-grants cannot be used for projects that benefit one person or family, such as micro-loans to start or expand a business. Projects should benefit the Oakland community and families and loved ones most impacted by violence. Support for small businesses is available at City of Oakland | Manage Your Small Business (oaklandca.gov)
Applications must be submitted through this link (English) and include the following to be considered for review.
- A completed General Information sheet with two different contacts. (Individuals are encouraged to apply even if they have not yet identified a fiscal sponsor to support financial disbursements.)
- A Project Summary in written or video form that addresses all three questions.
- A Project Budget that includes all costs and the total amount requested to complete the Mini-Grant project.
All applications will be reviewed and scored using the criteria available here.
Questions
Questions regarding the DVP Mini-Grant application process can be submitted by e-mail to DVPminigrants@yli.org. The deadline to submit questions is Friday, October 28, 2022 - at 5:00 p.m.