On June 21, YouTube is opening up grant applications for its #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund Class of 2022. At the same time, YouTube announced that it is expanding eligibility of the two-year-old program beyond just digital creators and artists to songwriters and producers as well. It is also launching the program in Canada (in addition to the U.S., Brazil, Australia, Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria, where creators were already eligible). On the music front, artist and songwriter/producer grants will also be available in Australia. YouTube established the Fund last year in the wake of the George Floyd protests to amplify the voices, perspectives, and stories of Black people. The creator grants are just one component of a $100 million, multi-year investment that also includes YouTube Originals focused on these efforts, such as Glad You Asked and Bear Witness, Take Action, as well as forthcoming series The Outsiders and Onyx Family Dinner. On June 21, YouTube is opening up grant applications for its #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund Class of 2022.