New efforts were launched to advance race & cultural equity:

› Collecting & disaggregating data on grantmaking based upon race, gender, LGBTQ status, and disability status to inform program design, outreach and support

› Instituting more robust rubrics for evaluation of grant proposals by panels, which have been found to reduce bias

› Recruiting application advisors to assist grant applicants with their proposals

› Designing new financial support models, like the ioby Sacramento Arts & Culture Match Fund, to overcome governmental barriers to support for grassroots creative activity

› Partnering with the City’s community engagement team to target under-represented and marginalized communities and those who haven’t interacted with Office of Arts & Culture programs.