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Open Competitions

Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program
DOL will award a total of $5 million in grants for programs using job readiness and education services to help reintegrate homeless veterans back into the labor force.

Rolling Deadlines

Alexia Foundation for World Peace
The foundation’s new Women’s Initiative will award a production grant of $25,000 to a photojournalist for a project focused on abuse of women in the United States.
Arcus Foundation
The foundation has made many media grants for production and outreach around issues related to gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender people.
Ben & Jerry’s Foundation
This foundation may be a fit especially for community stations, media training programs, and projects addressing social justice issues.
Casey Foundation, Marguerite
This foundation supports work that helps low-income families strengthen their voices and mobilize their communities. It doesn't accept unsolicited applications, but has made numerous...
Chicken & Egg Pictures
Chicken & Egg Pictures issues open calls for proposals to support women documentary filmmakers.
Compton Foundation
This foundation’s new mission includes igniting change through “courageous storytelling,” including through art, film, music and social media.
Fledgling Fund
Grants for innovative media projects (especially film) that target social problems, including education, women and girls, health and more.
Ford Foundation
Ford’s media funding places heavy emphasis on advancing social justice. Grants support public media, independent documentary, digital media.
Foundation for the Mid-South
This foundation is committed to comprehensively solving the problems affecting the region and supports education, health and community development programs.
Gates Foundation, Bill and Melinda
This foundation gives in four areas: Global Development Program, Global Health Program, U.S. Program and Pacific Northwest Communities.
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.
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.
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...
McCune Charitable Foundation
Has a history of funding film and radio projects in New Mexico, with an emphasis on social change.
Oak Foundation USA
This international foundation funds global environmental and social justice issues. Special interests include climate change, women's issues and learning differences.
Overbrook Foundation
Has a long history of support for public media. Projects must address the areas of enviromnment and/or human rights.
Philadelphia Foundation
The foundation funds public media projects that support education and civic leadership in certain counties in Pennsylvania.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Has supported public broadcasting projects that fit their priority areas: democratic practice, sustainable development and peace and security.
Vermont Community Foundation
Supports organizations working in Vermont, on a wide variety of topics, including arts, cultural heritage, social justice, hunger, and animal welfare.

WEBINARS/CONFERENCE CALLS

Building a Strong Art Works Proposal for the National Endowment for the Arts
Join this Grant Center webinar on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. EDT for a discussion on NEA's Art Works program to help you prepare your proposal in time for their August deadline.
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,...

NEWSLETTERS

Grant Center Funding Newsletter -- May 2013
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Grant Center Funding Newsletter -- April 2013
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