2023 Digital Equity Spark Grants Funding Cycle Informational Webinar

Thursday February 16, 2023 | 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. PST
Register for the informational webinar

Digital inequity persists as one of the most pressing social issues of our time. Access to digital technology and reliable Internet dictates whether or not we can access education, healthcare, search and apply for jobs, and even meaningfully engage in democracies.

The Michelson 20MM Foundation is committed to building awareness of and working to close the “digital divides” through paradigm-shifting policies and convenings of cross-sectoral leaders to increase investments into innovative solutions. This winter, the Foundation will continue making investments through our Michelson Spark Grants program to help surface and scale additional solutions to these critical issues. 

This Digital Equity Spark Grants funding cycle, which will be open from February 27th – March 13th, seeks to fund projects that support systems-level strategies with potential to create positive impact at scale and inform public policy. Join us on February 16th to learn more!

Additional details: 

Given the size and scope of digital inequity and the complexity of securing adequate funding for programs and initiatives to fully address the issue we welcome proposals where Michelson Spark Grant funds are part of a larger overall project with multiple funding streams.

We will not be funding initiatives that provide direct assistance to students during this Michelson Spark Grant round (e.g. laptops or hotspots for remote learning). While we realize there is a tremendous need in our communities for this type of direct support, we are leveraging our funding to effect broader systemic change at this time.

For this funding cycle, we will focus on organizations that are doing work in California.

Learn more about the Spark Grants program and register for the informational webinar today!