Sixteen California campus news programs will receive grants from the California Press Foundation to improve their production hardware and software.

A total of $15,000 will be distributed. Grants range from $500 to $1,500.

The grants go toward the purchase of new hardware or software, or for upgrades to improve the quality of the publication’s content and delivery.

The recipients for 2022 are:

  • American River College, Sacramento
  • Arcata High School
  • City College of San Francisco
  • El Camino College, Torrance
  • Encinal High School, Alameda
  • CSU Fresno
  • CSU Northridge
  • Los Angeles Valley College, Valley Glen
  • Los Altos High School, Hacienda Heights
  • Los Banos High School
  • Millikan High School, Long Beach
  • Mt Sac Early College Academy, West Covina
  • Northcoast Preparatory Academy, Arcata
  • Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa
  • Oxford Academy, Cypress
  • Redwood High School, Visalia
Twenty campuses applied for grants. A panel of three Cal Press executives reviewed the applications.

Applications for the 2023 Equipment Grants program will be accepted in Spring 2023.

View all previous recipients

The mission of the California Press Foundation is to be the guardian of the history and traditions of California journalism, to recognize and honor contemporary achievements, to assure the future of California journalism through encouragement of education and to provide a social and educational forum for its members. Please visit Cal-Press.org to learn more and to join.