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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 and television, radio programs, 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

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

See C. Eligibility Information in the Notice of Funding Opportunity

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._2024_and_Jan._2025_103124.pdf
Media Projects 2024 Funding Opportunity rev 103124
Nov 4, 2024 05:25 PM UTC

Link to additional information

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

Closed: January 8, 2025

Application process

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Award

$3,500,000

Program Funding

12

Expected awards

$1

Award Minimum

$1,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

20240814-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:

11

Posted date:

May 15, 2024

Archive date:

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