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ATLANTA 鈥� Today, the(蜜桃传媒) and the (Foundation) announce 68 organizations selected to receive grants through the Vote Your Voice initiative. These grants, called field strengthening grants, are designed to enable organizations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi to expand their voter outreach, civic engagement and leadership development activities in communities of color.

The Foundation and 蜜桃传媒 launched Vote Your Voice in 2020 as a $30 million initiative to help ensure full voter participation and fair representation for Black communities and other communities of color across the Deep South. The program was later expanded to a 10-year, $100 million initiative, which also includes support for civic engagement activities, leadership development, and organizational capacity building. Grant amounts are based on each applicant's organizational capacity, demonstrated outcomes, proposed scope of work and budget. Typical awards range between $50,000 to $500,000, with a duration of one to three years based on the organization's request.听

During this cycle of grant funding, Vote Your Voice focused on organizations working to engage young adults of color across the five key states as well as voters of color in non-metro areas. Among the 2023 grantees are Florida Student Power Alliance, which is building a people-powered Florida, centered through the leadership of young people; Mississippi Black Women鈥檚 Roundtable, which advances the civic engagement of Black women voters; and Poder Latinx, which is mobilizing the Latinx community to become decision-makers in our country's democracy and win on economic, immigrant and environmental issues. A full list of 2023 Vote Your Voice Field Strengthening grantees can be found below.听

鈥淲e are deeply grateful to the Southern Poverty Law Center for the generous support to scale our nonpartisan civic engagement program across Georgia and Louisiana,鈥� said Leah Qusba, executive director, Action for the Climate Emergency. 鈥淭his critical funding will allow our organization to reach tens of thousands of our nation's youngest, most diverse voters鈥攁nd ensure they have everything they need to participate fully in our democracy.鈥澨�

鈥淲e are so excited about this powerful investment which will allow us to continue to build power and a bench of leaders to sustain that power,鈥� said Ashley Shelton, president, founder and CEO of The Power Coalition for Equity and Justice. 鈥淭his funding is so powerful because it supports the hardest thing to raise money for which is infrastructure. Infrastructure is critical to growing and sustaining the work and we now have the resources to do just that.鈥�

鈥淔ull voter representation means just that鈥攚idening the net so that everyone, those who live outside our major cities or hail from communities that historically were prevented from exercising their right to vote鈥攊s brought into the democratic process,鈥� said Ayana Gabriel, vice president of Community Impact for the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. 鈥淭he Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta is proud and excited to partner with the 蜜桃传媒 in supporting these very worthy organizations, who are dedicated to ensuring that all of us have a seat at the table in this democracy.鈥澨�

鈥淰oting is foundational to our democracy 鈥� and that foundation is under attack across the Deep South,鈥� said Margaret Huang, president and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center. 鈥淭he work of these grantees is paramount to ensuring that the voices of voters of color are heard in the 2024 local and national elections and beyond. Together, we will build a stronger, more inclusive democracy where everyone can thrive.鈥澨�

2023 Vote Your Voice Field Strengthening Grantees听

Alabama听

Alabama A&M University Foundation听

Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice听

Alabama Institute for Social Justice听

Destiny Driven Inc听

Foot Soldiers Park Inc.听

Friends of the West End听

Limestone County NAACP听

The Ordinary People Society听

United Women of Color听

Florida听

904WARD听

Alianza Center Inc.听

Dream Defenders听

Emgage Foundation, INC.听

Engage Miami Civic Foundation听

Equal Ground听

Faith in Florida听

Florida For All听

Florida Justice Center听

Florida Rising Together听

Florida Student Power Alliance

Harriet Tubman Freedom Fighters Corp.听

Hope CommUnity Center听

NALEO Educational Fund听

Real Women Radio Foundation听

State Voices Florida听

Georgia听

9to5 Georgia听

A Better Glynn听

Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta听

Barred Business听

Coalition for the People's Agenda听

Cobb Collaborative, Inc.听

Collective Renaissance Georgia听

Common Defense Education Fund听

Delta Research and Educational Foundation (Southern Region Delta Sigma Theta Sorority)听

Fair Count听

GALEO听

Georgia Justice Project听

Georgia Muslim Voter Project听

Latino Community Fund Inc.听

Migrant Equity Southeast听

Peach Concerned Citizens, Inc听

ProGeorgia听

RestoreHER US.America听

Women on the Rise GA听

Louisiana 听

Operation Restoration听

Power Coalition for Equity and Justice听

Together Louisiana听

Urban League of Louisiana听

Voice of the Experienced (VOTE)听

Mississippi听

Children's Defense Fund听

Mississippi Black Women's Roundtable听

Mississippi Center for Re-entry听

Mississippi NAACP听

The Parents' Campaign Research & Education Fund听

We Must Vote, Inc听

Multi-state听

Asian & Pacific Islander American Vote听

Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE)听

Boat People SOS听

Civic Nation听

Formerly Incarcerated, Convicted People, and Families Movement听

Mi Familia Vota Education Fund听

Mosaic Changemakers

New Disabled South听

Poder Latinx听

Progressive Black Men Inc.听

Students Learn Students Vote听

Urban Strategies听

Vot-ER听

For more information about the grant recipients and their initiatives, please visit .

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The Southern Poverty Law Center is a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements, and advance the human rights of all people.鈥� For more information, visit .

The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta inspires and leads the Atlanta region toward equity and shared prosperity for all who call it home. is the Foundation鈥檚 strategic ethos, working through a collaborative approach with community stakeholders, donors, nonprofits and others to examine complex challenges the region faces and create solutions that build a thriving region. Started in 1951, the Community Foundation shepherds approximately $1.4 billion in current assets through its 1,000+ donor funds, while simultaneously raising and deploying more than $120 million annually to thousands of nonprofit organizations. For more information visit: or connect with the Foundation via , , and .