America’s Media Makers: Production Grants
National Endowment for the Humanities
Amount: $100,000 to $800,000 (one to three-year projects)
Deadline: August 15, 2012
Website:
http://www.neh.gov/grants/public/americas-media-makers-production-grants
Production grants support the production and distribution of digital projects, films, television programs, radio programs, and related programs that promise to engage the public.
America’s Media Makers (AMM) grants support the following formats:
- interactive digital media;
- film and television projects; and
- radio projects
Interactive digital media may be websites, games, mobile applications, virtual environments, streaming video, or podcasts.
Film and television projects may be single programs that address or a series that addresses significant figures, events, or developments and draw their content from humanities scholarship. They must be intended for national distribution.
Radio projects may involve single programs, limited series, or segments within an ongoing program vehicle. They may also develop new humanities content to augment existing radio programming or add greater historical background or humanities analysis to the subjects of existing programs. They may be intended for regional or national distribution.
NEH encourages projects that feature multiple formats to engage the public in the exploration of humanities ideas. Proposed projects might include complementary components that expand or deepen the audience’s understanding of a subject: for example, museum exhibitions, book/film discussion programs, or other formats that enhance the programs’ humanities content, engage audiences in new ways, and expand the distribution of programs.
All projects should
- build on sound humanities scholarship;
- deepen public understanding of significant humanities questions;
- involve appropriate media professionals, especially a producer, director, writer, or interactive designer;
- involve humanities scholars in all phases of development and production;
- appeal to broad regional or national audiences;
- approach a subject analytically and interpretively through an appropriate variety of perspectives;
- encourage dialogue and discussion; and
- employ appealing and accessible program formats that will actively engage the general public in learning
If you have questions about the program, contact:
Division of Public Programs National Endowment for the Humanities Room 426 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20506 202-606-8269 publicpgms@neh.gov
