California Humanities is seeking applications for its California Documentary Project (CDP) Production Grants to strengthen the humanities content and approach of documentary media productions in their earliest stages.
Donor Name: California Humanities
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/01/2022
Grant Size: Up to $50,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
CDP supports film, audio, and interactive documentary projects that use the humanities to provide social, cultural, and/or historical context and broadened perspective. They emphasize analysis, interpretation, and exchange of ideas. Humanities disciplines include, but are not limited to, history, philosophy, literature, folklore, ethnic studies, religious studies, ethics, jurisprudence, and qualitative approaches in the social sciences.
California Humanities encourages applicants to make use of relevant humanities expertise in planning and implementing projects and to approach subject matter from a perspective informed by the humanities—e.g., make use of existing or new scholarship and research on the topic for context and perspective; ask informed, critical questions; and seek to foster insight, reflection and thoughtful analysis on the part of the audience.
CDP grants require the active involvement of at least two humanities advisors (academic scholar, humanities professional, or culture bearer) to help frame and contextualize subject matter throughout the production process.
Funding Information
- Eligible applicants may apply for CDP Production Grants up to $50,000, though awarded grant amounts may range between $20,000 and $50,000.
- California Humanities grant funds must be matched during the grant period by at least a 1:1 amount of cash or in-kind contributions from non-federal sources.
- Grant Period: April 1, 2023-March 31, 2026
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants must be nonprofit organizations or municipal/public agencies (including public libraries, museums, schools, universities and colleges, and tribal governments). California Humanities does not make grants directly to individuals; however, individuals may apply through an eligible tax-exempt fiscal sponsor.
Eligible applicant organizations (including fiscal sponsors) and project directors must:
- Be in good standing with California Humanities (e.g., without unfulfilled reporting requirements), if a previous grant recipient.
- Not have an open grant or application under consideration or submit more than one application per California Humanities deadline, unless acting as a California Humanities-approved, multi-application fiscal sponsor or a college, university or arts council.
For more information, visit California Humanities.
