Global Voices Online’s Rising Voices project is seeking microgrant proposals for blog outreach projects in communities which would otherwise not have access to citizen media materials.  An excerpt:

As the internet becomes more accessible to more people, as computers become cheaper, and as software applications move from the desktop to the web, the so-called digital divide seems to be narrowing. In its place, however, we see a participation gap in which the vast majority of blogs, podcasts, and online video are being produced in middle-class neighborhoods in major cities around the world.

Rising Voices aims to help bring new voices from new communities and speaking new languages to the conversational web, by providing resources and funding to local groups reaching out to underrepresented communities.

So if you think this is something that could benefit your community, download the grant application here.  Proposals are due June 15.