The Graham Foundation provides grants to support individuals in the United States.
Donor Name: Graham Foundation
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Grant Types
The Graham Foundation offers two types of grants to individuals: Production and Presentation grants and Research and Development grants.
- Production and Presentation:
- These grants assist individuals with the production-related expenses that are necessary to take
- a project from conceptualization to realization and public presentation. These projects include, but are not limited to, exhibitions, installations; film/video/new media web initiatives; public programs; and publications.
- Projects must have clearly defined goals, work plans, budgets, and production and dissemination plans.
- Committed Producers: Individuals applying for Production and Presentation grants must have an agreement in place with a committed producer for the project, that is, an entity committed to producing and/or presenting an individual’s project. Examples of committed producers include museums, publishers, and other entities.
- Grant amount: Production and Presentation grants to individuals do not exceed $20,000 and are likely to be less. The average grant amount range for Production and Presentation grants is $5,000 to $15,000. Given the demand for funding, the Graham Foundation is rarely able to fund projects at the full request amount.
- Grant period: Production and Presentation grants must be completed within two years of the project start date. Upon completion, grant recipients must complete a grant report. If funded, grantees should allow sufficient time to meet the grant requirements and acknowledge Graham Foundation support in all published media.
- Research and Development:
- Though the majority of the grantmaking program focuses on Production and Presentation grants, the Graham Foundation recognizes that projects may require support at early stages of formation. Research and Development grants support research-related expenses such as travel, documentation, materials, supplies, and other development costs. Projects must have clearly defined goals, work plans, and budgets.
- A recipient of a Research and Development Grant is eligible to apply for a Production and Presentation Grant for the same project once the first grant has been satisfied, however, future funding is not guaranteed.
- Grant amount: Research and Development Grants do not exceed $10,000 and are likely to be less. Given the demand for funding, the Graham Foundation is not always able to fund grantees at the full request amount.
- Grant period: Research and Development Grants must be completed within one year. Upon completion, grant recipients must complete a grant report. If funded, grantees should allow sufficient time to meet the grant requirements and acknowledge Graham Foundation support in all published media.
Priorities and Criteria
For individuals, Graham Foundation grant priorities are to:
- Provide opportunities to create, develop, and communicate challenging ideas about architecture and the designed environment
- Support efforts to take positions, develop new forms of expression, engage debate around architecture and related fields, and reach new and broader audiences
- Contribute to an applicant’s creative, intellectual, and professional growth at a
- crucial or potentially transformative career stage
- Amplify emerging and underrecognized perspectives in architecture and design by giving priority to first-time applicants.
Eligibility Criteria
The Graham Foundation grantmaking programs focus on supporting individuals and organizations in the United States, however, the Foundation also awards grants internationally. Note that regardless of where a supported grant project originates, all final products must be disseminated in English.
- Grants to Individuals:
- Individuals are eligible to apply for Production and Presentation grants and Research and Development grants
- Collaborative projects by individuals are eligible for funding; a collaborator is defined as a coauthor of the project, not a participant who is providing contracted services for the project
- Individuals may only apply for one grant per year
- Applicants who have received prior Graham Foundation support must have satisfied all grant requirements before applying again
- Individuals working on independent projects who are required by their organization to apply for and receive funding under the aegis of the organization (e.g. a faculty member of an academic institution) may use a fiscal agent
- Fiscal Agent:
- The Graham Foundation does not require individuals to have a fiscal agent. However, individuals working on independent projects who are required by their organization to apply for and receive funding under the aegis of the organization (e.g., a faculty member of an academic institution) may use a fiscal agent. Individuals that require a fiscal agent must follow all guidelines, eligibility requirements, and deadlines for Grants to Individuals. If invited to the second stage of review, applicants must indicate the intention to use a fiscal agent on the Proposal Form.
- Ineligible Costs:
- Endowment
- General operating expenses (e.g. indirect costs)
- Capital projects
- Scholarship aid or work in pursuit of an academic degree; note: advanced doctoral candidates may be eligible for nomination to the Graham Foundation Carter Manny Award program
- Work focused exclusively on secondary education audiences or younger (K–12)
- Debt or expenses incurred prior to the Graham Foundation grant funding period.
For more information, visit Graham Foundation.
