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To administer assessments in their Early Learning Grades across the organization to give the schools a baseline of student progress. This data will inform teachers’ plans to address gaps in their practices.

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A multi-media performance piece by jose e. abad and co-choreographers Styles Alexander, Gabriel Christian, Clarissa Dyas and Stephanie Hewet that explores the potentialities of Black life in the Diaspora. The work will be presented at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archives.

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Bay Area Hispano Institute for Advancement, Inc. (BAHIA Inc.) was established by and for Latino families in 1975 as a nonprofit organization to address an unmet need: high quality, bilingual learning environments where children grow to become successful lifelong bilingual learners. BAHIA is the only full-time Latino nonprofit in Berkeley providing bilingual (Spanish-English) childcare and education to children ages 2-10 years of age.

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The Bay Area Media Maker Summit (BAMMS) plans to host community-driven events from Fall 2021 to Spring 2022, aiming to foster connections and support for local filmmakers. BAMMS seeks to cater to the diverse needs of Bay Area media makers by providing free resources, networking opportunities, and tailored community-building initiatives.

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To develop the leadership of Black, Latino and immigrant parents to transform early childhood education and public schools so that all students achieve academic success.

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A series of short films and theatre show that re-envisions Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, placing Shylock at the center as a reflection of the immigrant, working class citizens of our port cities. Using direct address monologues and rap songs, Currency visits the marketplaces of West Oakland, Hong Kong, Managua, Downtown LA, and Venice to connect those “othered” by society with the larger issues of place, race, privilege, ownership, violence and revolution.

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Black Girls Code is a nonprofit organization that focuses on engaging African-American girls and other youth of color with computer programming education to nurture their careers in tech

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To support Paint the Void’s Beautification of Mission Street Bart project.

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To improve conditions for artists and arts organizations while building public support for the arts.

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In this project, we propose to harness the antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties of ultraviolet-A (UVA) light to manipulate the intestinal microbiome and reduce inflammation in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients. Clinical trials for therapeutics in UC typically exclude patients with distal colitis/proctitis, and most patients do not achieve remission, even with optimized dosing of biologic therapy in combination with immunomodulators. To address this, we have developed a novel device to deliver UVA light to the rectum for the treatment of distal ulcerative colitis, and plan a clinical trial to assess treatment effects, safety and tolerability. Trial will be an open-label dose-escalating first-in-human trial in patients with ulcerative colitis. Clinical, histological, endoscopic and multi-omic signature of response will be documented as the basins for future planned pivotal trials.

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To support the Digital accessibility group in providing website accessibility services to nonprofits and community groups that cannot afford to pay the full service fees.

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The East Bay Relief Fund for Individuals in the Arts, led by the Kenneth Rainin Foundation and supported by the Hellman Foundation, Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation, Gerbode Foundation, East Bay Community Foundation, Walter & Elise Haas Fund, and San Francisco Foundation, offers $499,896 to aid artists, teaching artists, culture bearers, and nonprofit arts workers affected financially by the COVID-19 pandemic. Grants, up to $2,000, aim to support individuals in historically underserved communities, including Black, Indigenous, Latinx, immigrant, transgender, and disabled individuals, with priority given to those facing significant financial threats.

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The Oakland Film Center is constructing a physical space in Oakland to serve as an inclusive creative hub for the Bay Area filmmaking community, providing resources and education to empower local talent. With a focus on sustainability and inclusivity, the center aims to foster connectivity, build a supportive culture, and advance the pro-filmmaker movement, offering a safe environment for diverse voices to express their ideas.

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Founded in 1967, Clausen House assists those with developmental and intellectual disabilities in participating in society, fully and effectively, on an equal basis with others.

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To continue working with arts and culture nonprofit clients, specifically those located in the East Bay.

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Cotuit Center For The Arts’ mission is to be a welcoming home for Cape CodÕs artists, performers, students and audiences, working together to make the creation and experience of art accessible, nurturing and thrilling to all.

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For the Secure our Stage campaign to purchase 80 Turk Street.

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A new dance piece by Ramón Ramos Alayo for Alayo Dance Company that incorporates dance, music, video and spoken word. Mouth of a Shark will reflect the dual life of immigrants and the struggle of those who create a new life in a new world, but carry their homeland, however dire, in their heart forever.

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A roving, site-specific play in downtown Oakland that explores, questions and breaks down the nuances of intimacy in queer communities. un•rest, written by CurbAlert artists J Shelley Harrison and Emji Saint Spero in collaboration with queer and trans artists of color, imagines a more just and equitable future on a larger scale, one in which queer and trans people can not only survive, but thrive.