Community Engagement

  • Community Engagement

    Ready To Learn Station Training and Implementation Grants

    12/19/19

    CPB announces new station awards to provide for Ready To Learn training of two staff members in Washington DC in May 2020, as well as implementation activities. Total funding of $375,000 will be divided between as many as 25 stations. Deadline was January 31, 2020.

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    East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story Community Engagement Grants

    11/22/19

    WETA will make community engagement grants of up to $10,000 to support activities around the upcoming documentary series East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story. Deadline: December 16, 2019.

  • Community Engagement

    Asian Americans Community Engagement Grants

    10/22/19

    WETA and the Center for Asian American Media will award community engagement grants of up to $10,000 to support activities around the upcoming documentary film series, Asian Americans. Deadline: December 9, 2019.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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. This grant is now closed. The last deadline was in November 2023.

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    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. This grant is currently closed. We expect a new competition to be opened in early 2025.

  • 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.

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    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.

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