Opportunity Information: Apply for 20170111 TD
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Media Projects Grants program funds film, television, and radio projects that bring humanities ideas to the public in engaging, accessible ways. The core expectation is that every project is firmly rooted in humanities scholarship, drawing on fields such as history, art history, film studies, literature, drama, religious studies, philosophy, or anthropology. NEH is looking for work that does more than deliver facts; the strongest proposals use storytelling and analysis to show why the subject matters, place it in context, and encourage viewers or listeners to think critically. The program also emphasizes a thoughtful, balanced, and analytical approach rather than a purely celebratory or promotional treatment of a topic.
Because NEH is a national funding agency, funded projects must be designed to reach broad public audiences. For film and television, NEH supports both single programs and series that explore significant people, events, themes, or ideas, and these projects must be intended for national distribution, whether through traditional broadcast/cable pathways or online platforms. The program is open to a wide range of formats and runtimes, from short-form content to full broadcast-length productions. NEH also actively encourages film and television proposals that engage international humanities subjects in ways that help Americans connect with the wider world. For these internationally focused projects, NEH expects meaningful international collaboration, such as involving scholars based in both the United States and other countries and/or working with an international media team, so that cross-cultural perspectives are built into the project and the final work is aimed primarily at U.S. audiences.
For audio, the program supports radio projects including podcasts, whether as standalone episodes, limited series, or segments within an ongoing program. Audio projects can be geared toward regional or national distribution and may either create new humanities programming or strengthen existing programming by adding richer historical background, interpretive framing, or humanities-driven analysis. Across both video and audio, NEH is interested in projects that treat humanities scholarship as the engine of the narrative and that translate expert knowledge into compelling public storytelling without losing nuance or complexity.
The program also welcomes projects that extend audience engagement beyond a single broadcast or release by using multiple formats. Applicants may propose complementary components that deepen understanding and participation, such as discussion programs tied to a film, educational or interpretive websites, or even museum exhibitions that connect with the media project. These add-ons are meant to supplement the main production by offering ways for the public to explore the ideas further, not simply as promotional materials.
NEH offers two main funding tracks within this opportunity: development grants and production grants. Development grants support the early work needed to shape a project, particularly collaboration between media producers and humanities scholars to build the intellectual framework and craft strong humanities content. A typical development outcome is a completed script, along with preparatory work that can include a detailed outreach and public engagement plan developed with partner organizations. Production grants support the actual creation and distribution of finished films, television programs, and radio/podcast projects that show clear potential to reach a broad general audience.
Eligible applicants include a wide range of organizations: state, county, and local governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled colleges and universities; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofits (including 501(c)(3) organizations as well as certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, as specified by the opportunity). The opportunity is administered by the National Endowment for the Humanities under CFDA 45.164. The listed award ceiling is up to $1,000,000. The original closing date shown in the source information is January 11, 2017, indicating that the provided record reflects a specific past cycle of the program, even though the summary describes the program structure and priorities that typically define NEH media funding.Apply for 20170111 TD
- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Media Projects Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.164.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2016-11-10.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-01-11. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: 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.
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