Priority Area: Meaningful Engagement and Community-driven Decisions
Barrier: Compensation and Resource Gaps

Challenge/Local/State

Description

Local Solution
(Type of Activity: Community Program Implementation )

Build CBO capacity through training and flexible funding. Provide grant-writing, financial, and administrative training alongside flexible micro-grants that help CBOs sustain staff capacity and maintain ongoing feedback loops with community members.

Existing Examples of Progress: LARC - Micro-granting model for CBOs: One program broke down millions in funding into 100+ micro-grants ($10,000 and $3,000 tiers). This allowed smaller organizations to participate in awareness-building and engagement, multiplying local voices in decision-making
Region: San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles

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