NYN Media Buzz: Jan. 29, 2018

The Asian Women Giving Circle will award five to eight grants of up to $15,000 to Asian American women-led organizations and individual artists in New York City. Applicants should have a focus on progressive social transformation  and other issues that affect Asian-American women. The complete RFP can be viewed here.

The William T. Grant Foundation is offering $25,000 grants for small to medium-size youth-serving organizations in New York City.  Eligible organizations must have an operating budget between $250,000 and $5 million, with some caveats. Public or private schools are ineligible. A complete RFP can be found here.

The Black Institute released a new study on Jan. 26 that identifies barriers to voting imposed by the New York City Board of Elections. A recent lawsuit filed by the Black Leadership Action Coalition prompted the “Mississippi on the Hudson” study. Here are a few takeaways: 

• Though voter registration has increased by 11 percent in a two-year period, the BOE only increased poll site locations by 1.4 percent.
• About 7.6 percent of poll sites were discontinued and 922 – 17 percent – of election districts shifted between sites.
• The most affected areas include neighborhoods like Harlem that have a high percentage of racial minorities and the elderly.