This department is offering media projects grants to fund film, television, and radio projects that engage public audiences with humanities ideas. Projects must be grounded in humanities scholarship and go beyond the presentation of factual information to stimulate critical thinking. Encouraging international themes and collaboration, these grants support projects for national distribution in various formats. Development grants assist in content preparation, while production grants support the production and distribution of engaging programs. Applications closing on Jan 10, 2018, 12:00:00 AM EST.
Opportunity ID: 298572
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 20180110-TD |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Media Projects Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Humanities |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 45.164 — Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 09, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 10, 2018 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 10, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) County governments Private institutions of higher education State governments Special district governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education City or township governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Endowment for the Humanities |
| Description: | The Media Projects program supports film, television, and radio projects that engage public audiences with humanities ideas in creative and appealing ways. All projects must be grounded in humanities scholarship in disciplines such as history, art history, film studies, literature, drama, religious studies, philosophy, or anthropology. Projects must also demonstrate an approach that is thoughtful, balanced, and analytical (rather than celebratory). The approach to the subject matter must go beyond the mere presentation of factual information to explore its larger significance and stimulate critical thinking. NEH is a national funding agency, so the projects that we support must demonstrate the potential to attract a broad general audience. Film and television projects may be single programs or a series addressing significant figures, events, or ideas. Programs must be intended for national distribution, via traditional carriage or online distribution. The Division of Public Programs welcomes projects that range in length from short-form to broadcast-length video. The Division of Public Programs also encourages film and television projects that examine international themes and subjects in the humanities, in order to spark Americans’ engagement with the broader world beyond the United States. These projects should demonstrate international collaboration by enlisting scholars based both in the United States and abroad, and/or by working with an international media team. The collaborations should bring broad cross-cultural perspectives to the proposed topics and should be intended primarily for U.S. public audiences. Radio projects, including podcasts, may involve single programs, limited series, or segments within an ongoing program. They may also develop new humanities content to augment existing radio programming or add greater historical background or humanities analysis to the subjects of existing programs. They may be intended for regional or national distribution. NEH encourages projects that engage public audiences through multiple formats in the exploration of humanities ideas. Proposed projects might include complementary components to a film, television, or radio project. These components should deepen the audience’s understanding of the subject in a supplementary manner: for example, book/film discussion programs, supplementary educational websites, or museum exhibitions. Development grants enable media producers to collaborate with scholars to develop humanities content and to prepare programs for production. Grants should result in a script (for a film or television project) or a detailed treatment (for a radio or podcast project) and may also yield a plan for outreach and public engagement. Production grants support the production and distribution of films, television programs, and radio programs or podcasts that promise to engage a broad public audience. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.neh.gov/grants/mp |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Division of Public Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20506 202-606-8269 publicpgms@neh.gov publicpgms@neh.gov Email:publicpgms@neh.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Division of Public Programs National Endowment for the Humanities 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20506 202-606-8269 publicpgms@neh.gov publicpgms@neh.gov Email: publicpgms@neh.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.164 | TD12018 | Media Projects: Development Grants | PKG00236015 | Nov 09, 2017 | Jan 10, 2018 | View |
| 45.164 | TR12018 | Media Projects: Production Grants | PKG00236016 | Nov 09, 2017 | Jan 10, 2018 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
298572 SF424_Short_1_1-1.1.pdf
298572 SupplementaryCoverSheetforNEHGrantPrograms_3_0-3.0.pdf
298572 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
298572 Budget-1.0.pdf
298572 Attachments-1.0.pdf
Package 2
Mandatory forms
298572 SF424_Short_1_1-1.1.pdf
298572 SupplementaryCoverSheetforNEHGrantPrograms_3_0-3.0.pdf
298572 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
298572 Budget-1.0.pdf
298572 Attachments-1.0.pdf