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Documentary
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. -
Documentary
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 include new priority areas including creative arts therapies, disability and intersections with the 2028 Olympic games. There are two rounds in 2026 with final deadlines of February 25 and July 21. -
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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. -
Documentary
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. -
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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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Media Projects: Development & Production Grants
06/06/17
Production funding of up to $1,000,000 is available through this NEH grant program. New guidelines are expected to be released April 1, 2026 with a deadline of June 25, 2026. -
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Fledgling Fund
02/13/17
Grants support outreach, engagement and some production for social justice-focused documentary film. As of 2022, the fund is no longer accepting media proposals. -
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Asian Cultural Council
09/26/14
Grants for individuals and organizations for research, study and creative work in Asia. Good fit for filmmakers, photographers and new media producers. -
Documentary
Cal Humanities
09/26/14
Up to $50,000 available for film, radio and new media initiatives that tell the stories of California communities and people. -
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Tribeca Film Institute
09/22/14
Several grants available for emerging and established documentary and narrative filmmakers and for social issue multimedia projects. Deadlines vary. -
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Fleishhacker Foundation
05/15/14
Grants available to Bay Area organizations for media arts, film, performing arts and literacy.
