(a) As part of its core objective of managing the state‘s highest priority public awareness and community outreach efforts, and as informed by any guidelines and practices developed by it, the office shall prioritize streamlining partnerships between community-based organizations and the state, including identifying and working with state partners to eliminate barriers and structural challenges that may prevent community-based organizations from being able to engage in, and benefit from, partnerships with the state.

(b) In accordance with any adopted guidelines and criteria, the office shall administer, manage, and award grants to support the state’s public awareness and community outreach efforts. To implement this section, the office may do any of the following:

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Terms Used In California Government Code 65052.5

  • Community-based organizations: as used in this article means a public or private nonprofit organization of demonstrated effectiveness that represents a community or significant segments of a community and provides support and services to individuals in the community. See California Government Code 65052.2
  • Intermediary: as used in this article means a third-party governmental or private entity contracted by the office to perform grant and fund management and other services as required to manage and provide resources to the community-based organizations. See California Government Code 65052.2
  • Office: as used in this article means the Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications. See California Government Code 65052.2
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18

(1) Provide technical assistance for application preparation.

(2) Contract with an intermediary or third party to administer technical and financial assistance programs for the disbursement of grants and loans to support the state’s public awareness and community outreach efforts.

(3) Allow for the subgranting of awarded grants.

(4) Advance public-private partnerships with philanthropic organizations and coordinate with those partners to augment state public awareness and community outreach efforts.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 48, Sec. 54. (SB 189) Effective June 30, 2022.)

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