The State Office of Historic Preservation has designated the Northwest Information Center (NWIC) as one of nine Information Centers located throughout the state. The East Bay Regional Park District is a system of parklands and trails in Alameda and Contra Costa counties to the east of San Francisco, totaling over 125,000 acres. This agreement delivers cultural resource data in digital packages on a semi-annual schedule over a three-year period to the East Bay Regional Park District.

The next step in the Cinematic Arts & Technology comprehensive degree program is completion of a cutting-edge Media Innovation Lab (MIL) that will prepare students for fruitful careers in production or "below the line" professions. SSU has already made a considerable investment to support the Cinematic Arts degree, spending more than $1 million to develop the space for the MIL in Salazar Hall.

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will conduct cultural resources study for the Empire Mine State Historic Park environmental restoration project, Grass Valley, Nevada County, California. California Department of Parks and Recreation are overseeing environmental restoration projects at Empire Mine State Historic Park. As a state park, the project must adhere to state regulations.

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will conduct Archaeological Monitoring and subcontract Tribal Cultural Monitoring as part of an on-call three year contract with the Northern Service Center (NSC) of the CA Department of State Parks and Recreation. Monitoring will occur at areas with high sensitivity for buried prehistoric or historic resources, and other designated locations, within the area of operations/jurisdiction of the NSC, in California.

Through this cooperative agreement, the Northwest Information Center (NWIC) supports the fulfillment of the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) obligations by 1) gathering, managing, and providing access to the statewide inventory of historical resources within the NWIC’s 18 county region; 2) providing guidance in the use and interpretation of historical resources information: and 3) providing broad public education in support of cultural heritage preservation including internships and volunteer opportunities here at Sonoma State University. 

Research into first-year writing equity gaps lacks attention to student and advisor perspectives. This project seeks to address this gap by surveying and interviewing Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) students and advisors from the Student Disability Services office at Sonoma State University, a mid-sized, regional, Hispanic-serving institution in northern California.

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will conduct archaeological monitoring for the 630-800 Cesar Chavez Street Project in San Francisco, CA and, as a prerequisite for monitoring, will work closely with San Francisco Planning Department, including both the archaeological review team and the Environmental Review Officer to develop an appropriate Archaeological Monitoring Program.

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will perform record searches of the California Historical Resources Information System (CHRIS), on an as-needed basis, in response to individual requests by the State Water Board. Record searches will include inventories of records, maps and files housed at nine regional branches of the CHRIS.

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will conduct an archaeological study for The Sierra Fund for their proposed Champion Mine Trail near Nevada City, California, and prepare a summary letter report assessing the project's potential impacts to any identified cultural resources and make recommendations, as warranted.

Working in collaboration with the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, SSU's Native American Studies Program has designed a pilot program addressing food sovereignty, cultural practices and land management at FIGR's Learning Center located on a 450-acre preserve. Programming has been drastically impacted by COVID-19. The grant funding will be used to develop curriculum; host a workshop informed by FIGR experts and virtual lectures by Native experts; and fund transportation to FIGRLC.