Grant Center Funding Newsletter - August 2011
August 2011
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News
Promise Neighborhoods Applicants Receive Advantage for Partnering with Public Broadcasters: When the U.S. Department of Education announced the final 2011 priorities, requirements, definitions and selection criteria for the Promise Neighborhoods competition, the Grant Center learned that public television is specifically mentioned in the funding notice. By partnering with public television stations, applicants can receive points for Competitive Preference Priority 4 and can improve their chances of being awarded a grant. Read about the other priorities that are relevant to public broadcasters here.
Grant Center Shares Funding Strategies at PMDMC: On July 14, Amie Miller and Meegan White presented a session entitled "The Grant Center: Helping Find More Money." Slides from the session, geared more closely to radio stations, are available for download by DEI members on the conference website, or email us for a copy.
Trend Toward Transmedia Continues: You've heard us talk about how federal agencies are turning to the phrase "transmedia" to describe the kinds of multiplatform productions that they now wish to see. Those of you interested in the National Endowment for the Arts' Arts in Media grant program will want to tune in to their final summer webinar on August 10 at 2:00 p.m. EDT to learn more from Director of Media Arts Alyce Myatt and understand exactly what this means at the National Endowment for the Arts.
Pursuing a large federal grant? Let us know! We need to hear about the grants that you are pursuing. In particular, if you are submitting an application for the U.S. Department of Education's Investing in Innovation (i3) or Promise Neighborhoods grant program, we want to know about it, and we're here to help!
Federal Trends and Opportunities
Last month, the Grant Center learned that comments we submitted to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the Promise Neighborhoods program were incorporated into the final 2011 priorities. Federal agencies are required to operate an official public comment period when holding a competitive grant process. Submitting comments about an agency's proposed priorities and requirements can be beneficial to the public broadcasting community. Learn more about the types of comments, the process through which comments are submitted and how stations can play an important role in commenting.
Federal Funding
Grants for Learning Labs in Libraries and Museums: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is partnering with the MacArthur Foundation, a supporter of public broadcasting, to create a network of Learning Labs that will foster STEM learning, critical thinking, problem solving, communication and collaboration in an out-of-school setting. Anticipated funding: Grants will be for a maximum of $100,000, and up to 30 Learning Labs will be funded. Deadline: August 15, 2011.
Digital Distribution Fund (DDF) Round 17: Centralcast Projects: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is accepting applications for Round 17 DDF grants from CSG-qualified, noncommercial educational television licensees. Stations should consider that this may be the last opportunity to receive DDF funding for central cast projects. Anticipated funding; The number of CSG-qualified transmitters included in the project will determine the funding levels. Deadline: August 31, 2011.
Promise Neighborhoods - Planning Grants: Applicants that partner with a public television station for this U.S. Department of Education program can receive competitive preference and increase their chances of receiving an award. Planning grants will support organizations in developing plans to significantly improve the educational and developmental outcomes of children and youth in a neighborhood. Anticipated funding: There is $5,000,000 available for Planning grants. Awards will be for up to $500,000, and the estimated average size of award is $500,000. The U.S. Department of Education expects to award up to 10 planning grants. Deadline: September 6, 2011.
Promise Neighborhoods - Implementation Grants: Applications that partner with a public television station for this U.S. Department of Education program can receive competitive preference and increase their chances of receiving an award. Implementation grants will support organizations in carrying out a plan to transform communities and improve the educational and developmental outcomes of children. Anticipated funding: There is $23,450,000 availabale for Implementation grants. Awards will range from $4,000,000 to $6,000,000, and the estimated average award size is $5,000,000. The U.S. Department of Education expects to award between four and six implementation grants. Deadline: September 6, 2011.
Enduring Questions: Through this program, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will support the development of new undergraduate courses that foster intellectual community through the study of an enduring question. Anticipated funding: Grants will be for $25,000. Deadline: Spetember 15, 2011.
Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants: This National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) program encourages innovations in the digital humanities and will award grants to support the planning stages of a project. Anticipated funding: Level I Grants range from $5,000 to $25,000, and Level II Grants range from $25,001 to $50,000. Deadline: September 27, 2011.
Digital Humanities Implementation Grants: This new program from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will fund the implementation of innovative digital humanities projects that address multiple audiences. Anticipated funding: Three to five awards, each ranging from $100,000 to $325,000. Deadline: January 24, 2012.
Foundation Funding
Knight/NEA Community Arts Journalism Challenge: This new collaboration between the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will award grants in eight communities to inspire new, innovative models for local, high-quality arts journalism in the digital age. Deadline: August 18, 2011.
Funds for Filmmakers in Science and Technology: The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, in collaboration with The Sundance Institute, will award grants to emerging and established filmmakers for screenplays on science and technology themes. Deadline: September 9, 2011.
Lumina Foundation for Education: This foundation has committed itself to the big goal of increasing the percentage of Americans who hold high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by 2025. One of its major strategies is Public Will Building, especially targeting audiences that overlap significantly with public media's core audience. It has made several significant grants for education journalism.
Soros Justice Media Fellowships: This program of the Open Society Foundations will award grants to writers, print and broadcast journalists, bloggers, filmmakers and other individuals with distinct voices proposing to complete media projects related to criminal justice in the U.S.
The William Penn Foundation: Dedicated to improving the quality of life in the Greater Philadelphia region, this foundation is a leader in funding local journalism and strengthening public interest reporting. It also funds the arts, environmental protection, and children, youth and families.
Wyncote Foundation: Founded in 2009, this national foundation has made numerous grants to public media, ranging from support for programming to industry infrastructure to capacity-building.
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