DVP Mini-grants

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.

• Application Available
  • Monday, October 3, 2022
  • Mini-Grant Information Sessions
  • Virtual
    • Date, time - Monday 10/17, 6:30-8:00 pm
    • Location – Recording to be posted soon
  • East
    • Date, Time - Monday 10/24, 6:00-7:30 pm
    • Location – United Lutheran Church, 8800 Fontaine St., Oakland, CA 94605
  • West
    • Date, Time - Tuesday 10/25, 5:30-7:00 pm
    • Location – West Oakland Library, 1801 Adeline St., Oakland, CA 94607
  • Central
    • Date, Time – Wednesday 10/26, 5:30-7:00 pm
    • Location – Youth Employment Partnership, 2300 International Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94601
  • Virtual
    • Date, time - Monday 10/31, 2:00-3:30 pm
    • Location - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89375683463?pwd=TlJnUjdoVUhyWGZrRlhQMGJyVlZUdz09
    • Meeting ID: 893 7568 3463
    • Passcode: 283179
    • One tap mobile - +16699009128,,89375683463#,,,,*283179# US (San Jose)

• Deadline for Questions
  • Friday, October 28, 2022
• Application Due
  • Thursday, November 3, 2022 by 11:59 p.m.

Project Eligibility:

• Projects must promote safety and healing along with norms about reducing violence in the Oakland region applicants apply to in alignment with the Funding Principles included below.
• Projects must directly benefit Oakland residents in focus neighborhoods identified.
• Projects and/or events must be free of charge and open to all.
• Projects must be completed on or before September 30, 2023.

Applicant Eligibility:

• Small non-profit organizations (with annual budgets less than $500,000) and individual community members can apply.
• Preference will be given to residents of the neighborhoods most impacted by violence. However, organizations or individuals doing work in Oakland communities are still encouraged to apply.
• Organizations/Individuals may only be awarded one grant per fiscal year.
• An adult ally must be identified for applicants under the age of 18 years old.

Department of Violence Prevention’s (DVP) Community Healing Mini-Grant funds seek to prioritize projects that uplift the following principles.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: Projects that offer collaborative opportunities for neighborhood residents to come together to improve healing and well-being in their neighborhoods.
5. 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.