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Open Competitions

America's Historical and Cultural Organizations
NEH's America's Historical and Cultural Organizations grants support humanities projects that encourage dialogue, discussion and civic engagement. Planning and implementation...
America's Media Makers: Development & Production Grants
NEH's America's Media Makers program supports projects in the humanities that explore stories, ideas and beliefs. Both production and development grants are available.
Annual Grant Competition
The USIP will grant 20-25 awards of up to $100,000 for projects that bring awareness to conflict resolution and peacebuilding worldwide.
APAP Building Bridges Campus Community Engagement Program
Public media stations (especially university-licensed stations) would be excellent partners for this initiative to engage young adults with Muslim communities and cultures. Deadline: April...
Art Works
This NEA program, newly restructured in 2011, encourages and supports creation, engagement, learning and livability in communities.
Bridging Cultures at Community Colleges
NEH will make 7-9 grants of $120,000 for projects that use collaboration with humanities institutions to enrich humanities education and scholarship at community colleges.
Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants
This NEH program awards two levels of grants, both of which support projects that employ digital technology to improve humanities research, education, preservation, access and public...
Documenting Democracy: Access to Historical Records Projects
This National Archives and Records Administration program supports four types of archival projects that expand understanding of the American past. Applications are due 10/3/13.
Enduring Questions
This NEH grant program supports the development of a new undergraduate course that will foster intellectual community through the study of an enduring question.
Humanities Collections and Reference Resources
This NEH program funds efforts to extend the life of important collections of books, photographs, sound recordings, movings images, artifacts, art and material culture and digital objects.
Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
The NEH will grant awards of up to $100,000 for projects that strengthen and enrich humanities education at historically black colleges and universities.
Programming Grants to Accompany NEH On the Road Exhibitions
NEH will award grants of $1,000 for activities to accompany the NEH on the Road traveling exhibitions. Stations should consider partnering with eligible humanities organizations.
PROHIBITION Community Engagement Grants
WETA is offering grants to help stations explore themes and issues related to this new film by Ken Burns.
Publishing Historical Records
NARA will fund 30 projects for a total of $2.5M, supporting those which publish historical records with free online access.

Rolling Deadlines

GRAMMY Foundation
This foundation accepts applications for projects to archive and preserve the music and sound heritage of the Americas.
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Promoting racial diversity and inclusion is a priority for this foundation that seeks to improve the quality of life in Greater Kansas City.
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
This foundation's highest funding priority is supporting creative efforts that address issues of poverty, particularly grants focused on education, employment and strengthening...
Greater New Orleans Foundation
This foundation focuses on community revitalization, environment, regionalism, community impact and economic and workforce development.
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
This community foundation is increasing its funding and leadership in the areas of education and workforce training.
Hawaii Community Foundation
Supporting Hawaii's nonprofit organizations, this foundation makes grants focused on the environment, human services and projects that benefit the people, flora and fauna of Kauai.
HCA Foundation
This foundation makes grants in the arts, childhood and youth development, health and well-being and innovation technology.
Heinz Endowments
This foundation makes grants to arts and culture, children and families, education, environment and innovation economy programs.
Herscher Foundation Inc.
This foundation makes grants in arts, health, higher education and human services and has supported public media.
Houston Endowment
This foundation makes grants in arts, education, environment, health, human services, neighborhood development and other community enhancement programs.
Idaho Community Foundation
Established to enrich the quality of life through Idaho, this foundation supports organizations working in arts and culture, education, public projects, health, libraries and emergency...
Independent Television Service (ITVS)
Funded by CPB, ITVS funds, distributes and promotes new programs primarily for public television. It looks for programs that bring new audiences and diverse voices to public media.
Irvine Foundation
The Foundation supports education, reporting on issues facing California, and engaging Californians with the arts. Next deadline for arts engagement: December 3, 2012.
John W. Anderson Foundation
Grants from this foundation support education, arts, and health and human services, primarily in Lake and Porter Counties in Indiana.
Joyce Foundation
Grants made in the areas of education, workforce development, environment, gun violence prevention and democracy. Grants also support arts/culture in Chicago.
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
This foundation pursues three giving strategies: community development, education, and arts and culture.
Kerr Foundation, Robert S. and Grayce B.
Supports public broadcasters nationally and in Wyoming. Special interest in partnerships with arts organizations.
KeyBank Foundation
This foundation supports organizations involved with arts and culture, health, employment, financial education, human services, diversity and promoting economic self-sufficiency.
Knight Foundation, John S. and James L.
The Knight Foundation invests in projects that advance journalism in the digital age and in projects that strengthen the 26 local communities where the Knight brothers held newspapers.
Kresge Foundation
The Foundation’s future Arts and Culture grantmaking will focus on “creative placemaking.” Grants also available for college readiness and access.
Land O'Lakes Foundation
This Foundation provides national and local grants, primarily supporting rural communities. The Foundation does make equipment and capital grants.
Lannan Foundation
Making grants in New Mexico and nationally, this foundation funds projects that support exceptional contemporary artists and writers and Native activists in rural indigenous communities.
Larson Family Foundation
This foundation makes grants in the areas of children and youth, higher education, housing, human services and recreation.
LEF Foundation
The foundation supports the creation and presentation of contemporary works in the fields of visual art, performing art, new media, literary art, film, architecture and design.
Lincoln Financial Foundation
The Foundation has a strong interest in education, including literacy, dropout prevention, financial literacy and workforce development.
MacArthur Foundation, John D. and Catherine T.
The MacArthur Foundation supports documentary film and public media news programs. A new challenge will make awards for digital media exploring how to strengthen democracy. Deadline: April...
Maine Community Foundation
Several competitive grant competitions in Maine.
MAP Fund (Multi-Arts Production Fund)
This funder supports creation and production of experimental performance works, including those that incorporate broadcast, digital and social media.
Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies
The Foundation is ramping up its program and initiated grantmaking in arts (especially Native arts) and environment and building a program in disaster relief/preparedness, especially in the...
Marley Foundation
Funds arts, culture, medical research and education in Arizona.
McCune Charitable Foundation
Has a history of funding film and radio projects in New Mexico, with an emphasis on social change.
McKnight Foundation
A good fit for public media serving Minnesota and the Mississippi Delta region. Funding includes planning, program and operating support.
Medtronic Foundation
This company-sponsored foundation supports health and science education.
MetLife Foundation
This national foundation's public broadcasting initiative supports programming featuring the arts, health and aging issues and financial literacy.
Meyer Memorial Trust
Foundation supports capital/equipment needs, capacity-building and other projects providing “significant social benefit” in Oregon and Clark County, WA.
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
The Foundation supports initiatives to present artists to audiences in the mid-Atlantic region and to use technology to build audiences for the arts. Grants support music, dance, theater,...
NEC Foundation For America
This national foundation has a special interest in innovation and assistive technology for people with disabilities.
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
This community foundation funds radio and television projects in New Hampshire that support its interest in arts, education and civic leadership.
Newman's Own Foundation
This national corporate foundation has funded public broadcasters in the Eastern U.S. for general and project support.
Oklahoma City Community Foundation
This Oklahoma foundation has a history of making modest grants for television and radio projects.
Oregon Community Foundation
The largest foundation in Oregon supports multiple radio and television projects in their state, as well as early childhood and literacy projects.
Owsley Brown Charitable Foundation
The foundation supports public media, the arts, and community institutions, primarily in Kentucky.
Philadelphia Foundation
The foundation funds public media projects that support education and civic leadership in certain counties in Pennsylvania.
Philip L. Graham Fund
A good fit for organizations that support the Washington, D.C. area or improvements in the field of journalism.
Piper Charitable Trust
Supports the arts and service organizations in Maricopa County, Arizona.
PNC Foundation
The Foundation makes grants for school readiness, teacher training, STEM education, economic development, and arts and culture. It's made many general support grants to public media.
Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc.
This corporate foundation supports organizations in regions of Iowa, Delaware, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Washington.
Prudential Foundation
This national corporate foundation funds public media projects that aim to improve social outcomes for community residents in areas where the company operates.
Putnam Foundation
This foundation supports public media in relation to education and the performing arts.
R. Harold Burton Foundation
Supports education, science, literary and health projects in the greater Salt Lake Metropolitan area.

WEBINARS/CONFERENCE CALLS

Building a Strong Art Works Proposal for the National Endowment for the Arts
Watch the recording and download the resources from this May webinar on NEA's Art Works program and other NEA Media Arts grant opportunities. Air Date: May 29, 2013.
Strategies for Grantseeking Success: Building for the Future
Watch the recording from this webinar in the Grant Center's Strategies for Grantseeking Success series for tips on building long term relationships with foundations. Air Date: January 29,...

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