2015-01-14: Media Projects

Funding Opportunity Number: 20150114-TD
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Eligible Applicants: State governments | County governments | City or township governments | Special district governments | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education | Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education | Private institutions of higher education
Agency Name: NEH
Closing Date: 2015-01-14
Award Ceiling: $1,000,000

Description: NEH?s Division of Public Programs supports activities that engage millions of Americans in understanding significant humanities works and ideas.  At the center of every NEH-funded public humanities project is a core set of humanities ideas developed by scholars, matched to imaginative formats that bring those ideas to life for people of all ages and all walks of life.  Projects must be analytical and deeply grounded in humanities scholarship in a discipline such as history, religion, anthropology, jurisprudence, or art history.  NEH is a national funding agency, so the projects we support must demonstrate the potential to attract a broad, general audience.  We welcome humanities projects tailored to particular groups, such as families, youth (including K-12 students), teachers, seniors, at-risk communities, and veterans, but they should also strive to cultivate a more inclusive audience.
Media Projects grants support the following formats:
• film and television projects; and
• radio projects.
Film and television projects may be single programs or a series addressing significant figures, events, or ideas.  Programs must be intended for national distribution.  The Division of Public Programs welcomes projects ranging in length from short-form to broadcast-length video.
Radio projects 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.
Link: www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?opp…