Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Grant Program

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The annual DEIA Grant Program request for proposals will launch again in Spring ‘26 (March, 2026) to fund programs implemented in academic year 26/27. All campus constituents, are eligible to submit a grant proposal to the DEIA Grant Program Funding Committee for review. Awards are made up to $5,000 per project or program.

Request for Proposals (RFP)

The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) and the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Grant Program Award Committee invites Cal Poly Humboldt students, student organizations, staff, and faculty to submit proposals for programs offered on campus to the university community that cultivate awareness and inclusivity of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA).

The DEIA Grant Program has a typical award budget of $35,000 per year.
Awards are typically, but not necessarily, funded up to $5,000.

If you have any questions, please call or email Andrea Santamaria, ODEI Administrative Support Coordinator and Grant Administrator: (707) 826-4503, diversity@humboldt.edu.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS - GUIDELINES.PDF

Grant Funding Restrictions: Grant monies awarded do not fund the following:

• Event T-shirts
• Staff/faculty/student* or any other member of the campus community salary, stipend or honorarium, travel and lodging
• Any expenditure that is not solely for the program as described in your grant application
• Food that is not culturally relevant to your project (If your proposal includes culturally relevant food, students or community guests must be invited to attend the event).
• Gifts
• Alcoholic beverages
• Off-campus recruitment projects
• Curriculum development
• Fundraising activities
• Awards are limited to one award per project
• Recurring programs or events beyond three (3) cycles.**

*Student stipends or salaries are allowed for proposals focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). The project must be part of a new DEIA initiative, with student payment as a component. Payments cannot be used for routine departmental work.  

**Note about ongoing projects: In order to allow this grant fund to support new and innovative diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility projects for the Cal Poly Humboldt, projects that are offered on an annual/ongoing basis are not eligible for grant funding after a maximum of three (3) cycles of funding from the DEIA Grant Program. Similar projects with new titles will not be funded. This restriction applies both to consecutive and non-consecutive awards.

Printing/Publicity:
Grant money can only be used for publicity if it was included in your proposal and Categorical Budget Form All publicity must acknowledge the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the DEIA Grant Program as a sponsor of the project, in partnership with the Office of Academic Affairs.

Progress Reports: 

If awarded, please complete the online Progress Report via InfoReady when your project is completed (instructions to be provided if awarded). This evaluation is used to assess the effectiveness of your project and the success of the DEIA Grant Program. This evaluation form will be attached to any future grants you apply for (if it is for the same project) which will assist the committee in determining the success of your project. A progress report must be submitted in InfoReady within 90 Green days (as indicated in the Cal Poly Humboldt Green and Gold Calendar) after completion of your project to remain eligible for future grant cycles.  

Examples of annual events that were once funded by Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Grants, but have now become integral parts of our campus culture and are thus funded by relevant administrative units include: The Campus Dialogue on Race, International Education Week, the Annual Q-Fest, and the Social Justice Summit.

**Important Note About Funding Availability:

Though every effort will be made to honor the grant awards, award distribution is not guaranteed until the University’s budget allocation has been completed and the grant program has been funded. In case of decreased funding to the grant program, awards will be ranked and prioritized as funding becomes available. In some cases, grant awards may be decreased based on the total available funding allocated to to the Grant Program.

DEIA Grant Program Awardees AY 25/26

• Pelican Bay BA Program Guest Speaker Series, proposal submitted by Sidney Afsarzadeh and Eddie Pena
• Enhancing Access to Campus through Online and Paper-Based Maps, proposal submitted by Jim Graham
• Enhancing DEIA in the Library's Health Sciences Collection, proposal submitted by Amanda Dinscore
• AIDS Quilt Knowledge of AIDS 2025, proposal submitted by Paul Michael Atienza
• Undamming the Klamath: The River Flows Free, proposal submitted by Sasheen Raymond
• 2026 Tribal Food Systems, proposal submitted by Isaac Kinney
• Child Development Convening: Storying More Just Futures for Children, Families, and Our Communities, proposal submitted by Larisa Callaway and Meenal Rana
• Ballet Folklorico de Humboldt Club, proposal submitted by Angel Roca and Paul Castillo
• Danza Azteca Mexica, proposal submitted by Briana Valadez

DEIA Grant Program Awardees AY 24/25

In partnership with the office of the Provost, the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion's (ODEI) Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Grant Program announces nine 2024/25 awardees, including: 

• 26th Annual International Latino Film Festival, proposal submitted by Matthew Dean, Professor of World Languages and Cultures (WLC), and Alyssa Hughlett, WLC Administrative Support Coordinator
• Cal Poly Humboldt 2024 National First Generation College Celebration Week, proposal submitted by Gema Quiroz-Torres, Academic Services Coordinator, Elizabeth Silver, Educational Opportunity Program, Melanie Michalak, Geology, Brian Kyte, TRIO McNair Scholars
• Athletics Social Equity and Accountability Committee (SEA) Inclusive Leadership, proposal submitted by Ashley Donnell and the Athletics SEA Committee
• BIPOC Student Workshops with Leonard Geddes, proposal submitted by Michele Miyamoto, Tutoring and Academic Coaching Coordinator, and Su Karl, Learning Center Director
• Cultural Diversity Materials for Preschool, proposal submitted by Pollyanna Ramos, Preschool Teacher
• Cultural Fire and Preservation, proposal submitted by Sasheen Raymond, Coordinator of the Indian Tribal & Educational Personnel Program & ELITE Scholars
• Environmental Sciences and Management (ESM) Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Retreat Program, proposal submitted by Jennifer Marlow, Assistant Professor, Department of ESM, Daniel Lipe, Assistant Professor, Department of ESM
• The Latinx Student Psychological Association: Uplifting and Celebrating our Latinx Students, proposal submitted by Brandilynn Villarreal, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
• International Education Week, proposal submitted by Beth Wilson, Professor of Economics

DEIA Grant Program Awardees AY 23/24

• Music and Poetry, proposal submitted by Cindy Moyer
• STEM Student Retention through Professional Development at SACNAS, proposal submitted by Neivita Bueno Watts
• Festejando Nuestra Comunidad, proposal submitted by Fernando Paz
• Cannabis and Social Equity in Practice Across the California Landscape, proposal submitted by Dominic Corva
• Athletics SEA Inclusive Leadership Workshops, proposal submitted by Ashley Donnell
• Dave Young Kim Exhibition, proposal submitted by Berit Potter
• EOP/ACAC Employers' Mingle and Munch, proposal submitted by Celeste Robertson
• Fiesta Folklorica, proposal submitted by Linda Maxwell

DEIA Grant Program Awardees AY 22/23

• Ghost Net with artist Emily Jung Miller, proposal submitted by Brittany Britton
• Ka'ila Farrell-Smith Intersections of Activism and Studio Practice, proposal submitted by Brittany Britton
• Latinx Heritage Month: Festejando Nuestra Comunidad, proposal submitted by Fernando Paz
• Disability Justice: Accessibility Book Circles, proposal submitted by Jeanne Wielgus
• El Leñador News 10-year anniversary, proposal submitted by Andrea Juarez
• Building Library Collection Diversity for STEM programs, proposal submitted by Abigail Green
• Black Graduation: A Rite of Passage at Cal Poly Humboldt, proposal submitted by Douglas Smith
• 24th Annual; International Latino Film Festival 2023, proposal submitted by Russell Carlos Gaskell
• "Centering Discarded Voices: Education, Dialogue, and Resisting the Prison Industrial Complex," proposal submitted by Roberto Monico
• Disability Justice and Accessibility Keynote/Workshop, proposal submitted by Mary Smith
• MMP Presents: Instruments and history of Mariachi music, a short lecture and performance with instrument Petting Zoo, proposal submitted by Mayra Meza