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LGBTQ+ Historic Context CLG Grant • Page 2 One of the main benefits of becoming a CLG is that the City is eligible for annual competitive grant awards for projects related to certain historic preservation criteria. Since being granted CLG status, the City has received approximately $297,800 in State CLG grants. On May 12, 2022, the Community & Economic Development Department (CEDD), in partnership with the University of California Riverside (UCR) Public History program, submitted an application to OHP during the 2022-2023 CLG grant cycle application period. The application included a request for $40,000 to prepare a historic context statement for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Community in Riverside. On July 14, 2022, the City received notice that OHP had accepted the application and awarded a $40,000 grant (Attachment 1). DISCUSSION: The development of an LGBTQ+ Historic Context Statement will play a vital role by building greater equity and inclusivity in the identification of the related cultural resources. Additionally, the Context Statement will benefit the community by ensuring an understanding of the richer and more complete history of marginalized groups, their role in advocating and agitating for civil rights, and their resilience in the face of continued oppression, intolerance, and violence. This has been a largely "hidden" secret or insider history. The LGBTQ+ Historic Context Statement project will include: 1. Preparation of the Historic Context Statement and a study list. The context statement will also include eligibility standards. 2. Conducting a minimum of three community meetings for outreach and storytelling collection. 3. Completion of three to five oral history interviews to be recorded and transcribed. 4. Preparation of a story map that provides a narrative of the LGBTQ+ Community history. The awarded $40,000 in grant funds will be used to hire a consultant to prepare the context statement and study list, with the assistance of City staff and UCR students. The community meetings will be conducted by CEDD staff with the assistance of the consultant and volunteers. The oral histories will be completed by a UCR Public History Ph.D. candidate and faculty. CEDD staff will complete the story map with the assistance of UCR Students. This project is in line with the goals of the City of Riverside's Historic Preservation Element as follows: Aid in the identification, interpretation, and designation the City's cultural resources; and promote the City's cultural resources as a means to enhance the City's identity as an important center of Southern California history. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT: This project contributes to Strategic Priority 2 — Community Well -Being (Goal 2.4 - Support programs and innovations that enhance community safety, encourage neighborhood engagement, and build public trust) and Strategic Priority 5 — High Performing Government (Goal 5.3 — Enhance communication and collaboration with community members to improve transparency, build public trust, and encourage shared decision-making). This item aligns with each of the five Cross -Cutting Threads as follows: