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Community Engagement
The Gene: An Intimate History Community Engagement Grants
10/22/19
WETA will make community engagement grants of up to $10,000 to support activities around the upcoming documentary series The Gene: An Intimate History. Deadline: December 9, 2019. -
Community Engagement
Finding Your Roots Season Seven Community Engagement Grants
10/11/19
WETA will make mini-grants of up to $5,000 to stations that host community engagement events focused on the new season of Finding Your Roots. This funding opportunity ended on November 20, 2020. -
Community Engagement
Veterans Coming Home: Finding What Works
02/21/18
CPB will make up to 12 awards of $25,000 for digital content and community engagement supporting veteran reintegration into civilian life. Deadline was March 2, 2018. -
Community Engagement
Education Innovation Planning Grants
01/22/18
This new funding opportunity from CPB, announced at the 2018 NETA Conference, will support innovative educational programs and initiatives. Deadline was April 11, 2018. -
Community Engagement
Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program
10/20/17
This NPS grant will make awards to support projects that preserve and interpret sites associated with Japanese internment in World War II. Deadline was November 1, 2017. -
Community Engagement
American Graduate Phase Three Station Grants
08/04/17
Phase Three of American Graduate will support community engagement, content creation and partnerships that help young adults, returning vets and adults in career transition. Deadline has passed. -
Community Engagement
Ford Foundation
07/24/17
The Ford Foundation's focus post-2020 is on challenging inequality. Grants for media focus on informing the public about complex social issues. Documentary funding is available through the JustFilms program. -
Community Engagement
Public Engagement with Historical Records
06/30/17
This NARA program will award between $50,000 and $150,000 to projects that engage the public with historical documents online. Deadline: November 2, 2024. Optional drafts are due August 15, 2024. New guidelines for 2024 are expected in May 2024. -
Community Engagement
Our Town
06/01/17
NEA's Our Town funds partnerships of 2 or more organizations to support activities that integrate arts, culture and design into local efforts that strengthen communities. Grants range $25,000 - $150,000 and require a 1-1 match. Deadline: Application is a 2-part process from August 1 - August 15, 2024. -
Community Engagement
Ready To Learn Community Partnership Planning Applications
05/08/17
Phase one of this CPB grant will focus on identifying partners, assessing needs and preparing a proposal for an early learning community engagement collaborative. Deadline was June 30, 2017. -
Community Engagement
Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma
03/30/17
This SAMHSA grant assists at-risk youth and families by promoting equity and resiliency through youth programs in communities that have faced civil unrest. Deadline was May 17, 2017. -
Community Engagement
New Community-Building Initiative Focused on Improving Outcomes for Children is a Strong Fit for Stations
03/22/17
March 2017. A new foundation initiative launched by the Greater Good Studio through a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant is an opportunity for stations to make an impact in their communities. -
Community Engagement
Knight (John S. and James L. Knight Foundation)
02/22/17
The Knight Foundation was the top funder of journalism and public media between 2014-2018, according to Inside Philanthropy. They invest in local journalism, as well as tools to improve revenue generation for journalism, combating misinformation, schools of journalism, and reaching underserved audiences. Giving is limited to the 26 designated Knight Communities. -
Community Engagement
Kresge Foundation
02/16/17
The Foundation's arts and culture grantmaking focuses on "creative placemaking." Grants also available for college readiness and access. -
Community Engagement
Fledgling Fund
02/13/17
Grants support outreach, engagement and some production for social justice-focused documentary film.
