California Equitable Recovery Initiative (CERI)

California Equitable Recovery Initiative (CERI)

Program Type: Competitive grant program administered by The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

Funder: Office of Health Equity within the California Department of Public Health, in partnership with The Center

Overview: The CERI supports community-based organizations across California that are led by and serve communities facing inequities in COVID-19 infection and impacts. The initiative addresses structural biases in public systems and their disproportionate impact on certain populations.

Geographic Scope: California (statewide)

Background

Structural biases in public systems are particularly apparent in the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on certain populations. These biases undermine our collective ability to improve population health, and addressing them is central to public health's response activities.

Award Information

• Total Funding: $3 million
• Number of Grantees: 10 community-based organizations
• Award Amount: $300,000 per organization over 18 months

Focus Areas

Community-based organizations led by and/or serving communities facing inequities from the COVID-19 pandemic, including work on:
• Racial equity and health equity
• Community organizing and engagement
• Peer learning and relationship building
• Systems change and structural reform
• Support for vulnerable populations (Spanish-speaking individuals, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, people in low-income communities, seniors, workers, transit riders, etc.)

2021 Funded Community Partners

• Action Council of Monterey County (Monterey County)
• Arc California (Statewide – 22 chapters)
• California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (Merced, Sacramento, San Joaquin and Yolo counties)
• Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (Los Angeles County)
• Dolores Huerta Foundation (Fresno, Kern and Tulare counties)
• Little Manila Foundation (San Joaquin County)
• North Coast Health Improvement (Humboldt County)
• Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (San Francisco County)
• Working Partnerships USA (Santa Clara County)
• Wraparound Enterprises (Sacramento and San Bernardino counties)

Contact Information

The Center at Sierra Health Foundation
• Address: 1321 Garden Highway Suite 210, Sacramento, California 95833
• Phone: (916) 993-7701
• Email: impact@shfcenter.org