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Short Documentaries

Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities

Assistance Listings
  • 45.164 -- Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs

Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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Description

The Short Documentaries program supports documentary films up to 30 minutes that engage audiences with humanities ideas in appealing ways. The program aims to extend the humanities to new audiences through the medium of short documentary films. Films must be grounded in humanities scholarship. The Short Documentaries program can support single films or a series of thematically-related short films addressing significant figures, events, or ideas. Programs may be intended for regional or national distribution, via broadcast, festivals, and/or online distribution.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

  • Special district governments
  • City or township governments
  • County governments
  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
  • State governments

Education

  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and state institutions of higher education

Nonprofit

  • Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Additional information

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Grantor contact information

Description

Division of Public Programs National Endowment for the Humanities 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20506 202-606-8269 publicpgms@neh.gov publicpgms@neh.gov

Email

publicpgms@neh.gov

publicpgms@neh.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

https://www.neh.gov/grants/public/short-documentaries

Closed: August 14, 2019

Application process

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Award

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Program Funding

9

Expected awards

$1

Award Minimum

$250,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

20190814-TT

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Humanities

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

1

Posted date:

June 24, 2019

Archive date:

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