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Documentary
VMM Public Media Fund
01/13/22
With funding from CPB, Vision Maker Media provides grants of up to $150,000 for research and development, production and post-production work on content for public television that represents the cultures, experiences, and perspectives of Native Americans and Alaska Natives. This competition is now closed. The deadline was February 11, 2022. -
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Publishing Historical Records in Collaborative Digital Editions
11/29/21
Up to $160,000 is available from the National Archives to publish online editions of historical records. Note that this grant will not fund documentary production but could enhance a historical documentary effort. Deadline: May 8, 2024 (draft due February 15, 2024). A second deadline will be November 7, 2024 (draft due August 15, 2024). -
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Benjamin Franklin Community Engagement grants
11/15/21
WETA will offer $10,000 station grants for community engagement around the upcoming Benjamin Franklin program, airing in April 2022. This funding opportunity closed on January 13, 2022. -
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American Rescue Plan Grants to Organizations
06/23/21
This funding opportunity closed on August 12, 2021. -
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The Black Church Community Engagement Grants
11/05/20
WETA will make mini-grants of up to $7,500 to stations that host virtual community engagement events focused on The Black Church. This funding opportunity ended on December 9, 2020. -
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Ken Burns' Hemingway Virtual Community Engagement Grants
11/05/20
WETA will make mini-grants of up to $7,500 to stations that host virtual community engagement events focused on Ken Burns' Hemingway. This funding opportunity closed on December 18, 2020. -
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NEH CARES: Cultural Organizations
04/23/20
NEH offers up to $300,000 to cultural organizations to support a range of humanities activities through December 31, 2020. Deadline was May 11, 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. -
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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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Coming Home: Connecting to Community
09/18/19
This new CPB initiative will support authentic, local storytelling about life in rural America. Deadline was October 25, 2019. -
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Short Documentaries
07/25/19
This program closed in 2021 and has been incorporated into the NEH Media Projects grant program. -
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Jacquie Jones Memorial Scholarship Fund
08/15/18
This fund, established by CPB and administered by Black Public Media, was created to support diverse documentary producers. Deadline was September 30, 2018. -
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Grants for Arts Projects
11/28/17
The NEA Grants for Arts Projects program supports creation, engagement, learning and livability in communities through grants ranging from $10,000 to $100,000. (1-1 match required). New guidelines have been released for 2024. Deadlines: February 15, 2024.and July 11, 2024. -
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African-American Civil Rights: Preservation and History Grants
10/20/17
This National Park Service grant supports projects that document, preserve and interpret significant sites in the history of African-American civil rights. This competition closed on December 3, 2019.
