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Media Projects

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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The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Public Programs is accepting applications for the Media Projects program. This program supports collaboration between media producers and scholars to develop content grounded in humanities scholarship and prepare documentary films, radio, and podcasts that engage public audiences with humanities ideas in creative and appealing ways. NEH makes Media Projects awards at two levels: Development and Production.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

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

Nonprofit

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

Education

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

Additional information

See C. Eligibility in the Notice of Funding Opportunity for more information.

Grantor contact information

Description

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

Email

publicpgms@neh.gov

publicpgms@neh.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
Media_Projects_Aug._2023_and_Jan._2024.pdf
Media Projects Aug. 2023 and Jan. 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity
Aug 21, 2023 05:15 PM UTC

Link to additional information

https://www.neh.gov/program/media-projects

Closed: January 10, 2024

Application process

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Award

$3,500,000

Program Funding

11

Expected awards

$1

Award Minimum

$1,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

20230809-TD-TR

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:

3

Posted date:

May 4, 2023

Archive date:

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