Stop the Hate Program Funding

The California Government Code § 8260 authorizes the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), in consultation with the Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs (CAPIAA), to administer the Stop the Hate (STH) Program that awards funding to qualified nonprofit organizations to provide support and services to victims and survivors of hate incidents and hate crimes and their families and facilitate hate incident or hate crime prevention measures.

Funded Support and Services may include:

• Direct services for victims and survivors of hate incidents and hate crimes and their families, including mental and complementary health services; wellness and community healing; legal services; navigation, case management, and referrals;
• Prevention services, including arts and cultural work, youth development, senior safety and escort programs, safety planning, training; and cross-racial alliance work; and
• Intervention services, including outreach, training, restorative justice, coordination with local government and institutional partners, and coordinated regional rapid response.

Highlights from Year One of Stop the Hate

During the first three quarters of year one, the Stop the Hate Program reached over 2 million people through prevention and intervention services and served over 14,000 people through individual direct services, such as mental health, counseling, legal representation and/or case management.

STH Grantees

Grantees include nonprofit organizations that are serving populations who have experienced or are at greatest risk of experiencing incidents of bias and hate crimes including:

• Asian Americans, including South Asian and Southeast Asian
• Black/African Americans
• Indian/Native American and Tribal
• Latinx
• LGBTQ+
• Middle Eastern and North African
• Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders
• People with disabilities
• Religious minorities, including Muslim, Sikh, and Jewish

Round Two

The CDSS awarded $91,471,239 to 173 organizations for a grant period of 7/1/2023–9/30/2026.  Grantees from round two were a mix of new organizations and organizations from round one who chose to renew their funding.  For a full list of grantees and their award amounts by region, please see the Stop The Hate Funding Award Announcement Fiscal Years 2022-2023 & 2023-2024.

Stop the Hate Request for Application and application packet

Transformative Grantees

The Transformative Grants program was developed to provide grants to those organizations that demonstrate the capacity for transformative impact in the areas of hate crime and hate incident survivor services, prevention, and interventions.  The CDSS awarded $30,338,308 to 12 organizations for a grant period of 8/1/2022–7/31/2025.  For a full list of grantees and their award amounts by region, please see the Transformative Grant Funding Award Announcement Fiscal Year 2021-2022.

Round One

The CDSS awarded $14,269,246 to 80 organizations for a grant period of 5/15/2022–6/30/2024.  For a full list of grantees and their award amounts by region, please see the Stop The Hate Funding Award Announcement Fiscal Year 2021-2022.

Resources

• CA vs. Hate:  CA vs. Hate is a way to report hate incidents or hate crimes online or over the phone and receive support and resources without necessarily involving law enforcement.  People who report a hate incident or hate crime through this service will be connected with a professional trained in culturally competent communication and trauma-informed practices.
• California State Library’s Ethnic Media Outreach Grant:  The Ethnic Media Outreach Grant aims to build public awareness of the Stop the Hate Program.  Grants are awarded to ethnic media outlets and collaboratives serving communities that are historically vulnerable to hate incidents and hate crimes.
• California Department of Justice’s Hate Crime Resources Page:  This page provides information on the differences between hate crimes and hate incidents, tips on how to spot a hate crime, and help for what to do if you are the target of a hate crime.
• Stop AAPI Hate’s Community Resources Page:  This page provides resources for mental health, safety tips, and guides to help you know your rights if you are facing discrimination.
• California Attorney General’s 2022 Hate Crime Report:  This report presents statistics on hate crimes reported by California law enforcement agencies that occurred during 2022 with prior years included for context.  These statistics include the reported number of hate crime events, hate crime offenses, victims of hate crimes, and suspects of hate crimes.
• AAPI Equity Alliance’s Resources for the Monterey Park Shootings
• Stop AAPI Hate’s Resources for the Half Moon Bay Shootings

Questions

If you have any questions regarding the Stop the Hate Program, please contact us at HIU@dss.ca.gov.  If you are an existing STH grantee and have questions regarding the operation of your program, please contact your Regional Lead.