CDP Production grant is designed to strengthen the humanities content and approach of documentary media productions and help propel projects toward completion.
Donor Name: California Humanities
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/04/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Projects must be in the production stage, have a work-in-progress to submit, and actively involve at least two Humanities Advisors 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, 2025 to March 31, 2028.
Eligible Costs
Grant funds may be used to support eligible project-related activities and expenses during the grant period, including but not limited to:
- Salaries and professional fees for production staff and technical consultants
- Honoraria and stipends for Humanities Advisors
- Production and post-production expenses, including travel, equipment (rental, unless purchase cost is less), supplies, and administrative expenses directly related to the project (up to 25% of the total CDP grant request)
- Public program expenses and publicity
- Fiscal sponsor or indirect administrative fees (up to 10% of the total CDP grant request).
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.
