Ohio Humanities makes grants to support innovative humanities-informed documentary projects. This includes audio, digital, film, and photographic projects that have strong grounding in the humanities and are accessible to a broad public audience.
Donor Name: Ohio Humanities
State: Ohio
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/15/2022
Size of the Grant: $20,000
Details:
Media projects should focus on topics that enhance their understanding of Ohio and its culture, people, and history. Project applications should demonstrate that the media program will be suitable for statewide and national audiences through internet or other digital platforms, broadcast, and exhibition.
Type of Grants
- Production Grants – Ohio Humanities makes media production grants (max $20,000). Because media projects typically require funding at levels greater than Ohio Humanities can support, project directors are encouraged to seek multiple sources of support.
- Planning and Preproduction Grants – Grants (max $2,000) may be used for planning and preproduction for a media project. Such grants may be used for research, consultations with humanities scholars, and preparing a script treatment or statement of user experience, and preliminary capture of material.
Ohio Humanities does not invest more than $23,000 in any one project.
Funding Information
- Production Grants: $20,000
- Planning and Pre-production Grants: $2,000
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible, you must apply on behalf of a nonprofit organization located in the state of Ohio—such as a public library, museum, historical society, or community organization.
- To make sure that your organization is eligible for Ohio Humanities funding, review the checklist below.
- Ohio Humanities may request proof of non-profit status at its discretion. Proper evidence includes 501(c)(3) letter, IRS 990 form, or a copy of the Agent Notification Form for Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations from Ohio’s Secretary of State.
- Organizations must have a DUNS number.
- All grant applicants are required to certify that they are not presently debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participating in federally funded programs.
- All grant applicants are required to certify that they are not currently delinquent in the payment of a federal debt.
- All grant applicants are required to certify that they are in compliance with the Department of Labor’s Fair Labor Standards and all of the following federal nondiscrimination statutes: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975.
- Due to changes in federal regulations, Ohio Humanities will not accept applications from fiscal agent sponsors. The sponsoring organization for an Ohio Humanities grant must be making a substantive contribution to the project. Providing bookkeeping and related services does not constitute a substantive contribution.
- Organizations may only have one open grant with Ohio Humanities at any time. Organizations should complete all necessary requirements for previous grants before applying to Ohio Humanities for another grant. There are two possible exceptions which include:
- Large organizations with many semi-autonomous departments or multiple sites may receive a waiver for this limitation (i.e. universities, public library systems, park systems).
- For repeat or annual programs, Ohio Humanities reserves the right to shift requests for continuing support to an alternate grantline that requires a higher level of cash cost-share from the sponsoring organization.
Is your media project eligible for an Ohio Humanities grant?
- Does your project document Ohio’s history and culture, or explore issues of importance to Ohioans?
- Does the project approach the subject from a humanities perspective, using scholarship and research, and incorporating a variety of viewpoints?
- Will the project engage audiences by inspiring reflection and thoughtful analysis?
- Does your project involve an Ohio-based humanities professional who will work in concert with experienced producers and directors?
- Is the project suitable for wide distribution?
Eligible grant expenditures may include:
- Honoraria for humanities scholars and advisors;
- Salaries or fees for production staff and technical consultants (Ohio Humanities recommends these costs do not exceed 30% of the total grant request);
- Production and post-production expenses;
- Rights to use archival materials;
- Supplies and materials for production activities;
- Lesson plan development for use in schools;
- Rental or purchase of equipment or software (Ohio Humanities recommends these costs do not exceed 20% of the total grant request);
- Travel, lodging, and per diem expenses for staff, consultants, and advisors (please see Ohio Humanities guidelines for allowable travel rates);
- Administrative costs directly related to the project, or fiscal agent fees (Ohio Humanities recommends these costs do not exceed 10% of total Ohio Humanities grant request);
- Public program expenses (e.g., room rental for premiere);
- Publicity expenses directly related to the project.
For more information, visit Ohio Humanities.
