(a)In the review process, the State Librarian shall assign the following order of priority to the criteria set forth in subdivision (d) of Section 13015:
(1)Criteria set forth in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, shall be given highest priority.
(2)Criteria set forth in paragraphs (5) and (6) shall be given second priority.
(b)The State Librarian shall consider the overall breadth and variety of the field of applicants to determine the projects that would best fulfill its program and mission. Final grant awards may be
for the full amount of the grant requests or for a portion of the grant request.
(c)Applicants for grants pursuant to this section may include any of the following:
(1)Nonprofit organizations exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Reven
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(a)
In the review process, the State Librarian shall assign the following order of priority to the criteria set forth in subdivision (d) of Section 13015:
(1)
Criteria set forth in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, shall be given highest priority.
(2)
Criteria set forth in paragraphs (5) and (6) shall be given second priority.
(b)
The State Librarian shall consider the overall breadth and variety of the field of applicants to determine the projects that would best fulfill its program and mission. Final grant awards may be
for the full amount of the grant requests or for a portion of the grant request.
(c)
Applicants for grants pursuant to this section may include any of the following:
(1)
Nonprofit organizations exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, including, but not limited to, cultural institutions, arts organizations, and community organizations.
(2)
Four-year colleges and universities.
(3)
Individual artists, writers, journalists, scholars, and educators who are fiscally sponsored by nonprofit organizations exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(4)
Units of government.
(5)
Consortia composed of any of the entities described in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive.
(d)
Grants allocated pursuant to this section shall be provided for the general purpose of establishing a legacy of remembrance as part of a continuing process of recovery from World War II exclusion and detention, as well as similar civil rights violations or civil liberties injustices that have been carried out against other communities or populations, and specifically to do the following:
(1)
Educate the public regarding the history and the lessons of the World War II exclusion, removal, and detention of persons of Japanese ancestry through the development, coordination, and distribution
of new educational materials and the development of curriculum materials to complement and augment resources currently available on this subject matter.
(2)
Educate the public through the development, coordination, and distribution of new educational materials and the development of curriculum materials to complement and augment resources currently available on this subject matter regarding the history and the lessons of civil rights violations or civil liberties injustices that have been carried out against other communities or populations, including, but not limited to, civil rights violations or civil liberties injustices that are perpetrated on the basis of an individual’s race, national origin, immigration status, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.
(3)
Link historic civil
rights violations or civil liberties injustices with current civil liberties challenges.
(4)
Develop videos, plays, presentations, speaker bureaus, and exhibitions for presentation to elementary, secondary, and community college audiences.