Short Documentaries
Posted in: Announcements, Grants & Awards
Grant Name: Short Documentaries
Application available: June 24, 2019
Optional Draft due: July 3, 2019
Application due: August 14, 2019
Expected notification date: April 30, 2020
Project start date: May 1, 2020
Maximum award amount: $250,000
Open to: Organizations
Expected output: Film/TV/Video; Online Video
Period of performance: Six to Twenty-four months
Sponsor
National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Sponsor ID: 20190814-TT
CFDA Numbers
45.164 – Promotion of the Humanities_Public Programs
Amount
– Upper $250,000USD
– Up to $60,000 for a single film
– Up to $250,000 for a series of films
Applicant Type
– Academic Institution
– Government
– Nonprofit
Citizenship or Residency: United States
Activity location: United States
Abstract
The Short Documentaries program supports documentary films up to 30 minutes that engage audiences with humanities ideas in appealing ways. The program aims to extend the humanities to new audiences through the medium of short documentary films. Films must be grounded in humanities scholarship. The Short Documentaries program can support single films or a series of thematically-related short films addressing significant figures, events, or ideas. Programs may be intended for regional or national distribution, via broadcast, festivals, and/or online distribution.
Eligibility
U.S. nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, state and local governmental agencies, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, and institutions of higher education