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America's Media Makers

National Endowment for the Humanities

 
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Document Type: Modification to Previous  Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 20130109-TD
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Oct 05, 2012
Creation Date: Oct 05, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jan 09, 2013   
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 09, 2013   
Archive Date: Feb 08, 2013
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number(s): 45.164  --  Promotion of the Humanities_Public Programs
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Eligible Applicants

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
 

Additional Information on Eligibility:


Agency Name

National Endowment for the Humanities

Description

America’s Media Makers (AMM) grants support the following formats:• interactive digital media;• film and television projects; and• radio projects.Interactive digital media may be websites, games, mobile applications, virtual environments, streaming video, or podcasts.Film and television projects may be single programs that address or a series that addresses significant figures, events, or developments and draw their content from humanities scholarship. They must be intended for national distribution. Radio projects may involve single programs, limited series, or segments within an ongoing program vehicle. They may also develop new humanities content to augment existing radio programming or add greater historical background or humanities analysis to the subjects of existing programs. They may be intended for regional or national distribution. NEH encourages projects that feature multiple formats to engage the public in the exploration of humanities ideas. Proposed projects might include complementary components that expand or deepen the audience’s understanding of a subject: for example, museum exhibitions, book/film discussion programs, or other formats that enhance the programs’ humanities content, engage audiences in new ways, and expand the distribution of programs.Grant CategoriesDevelopment grants enable media producers to collaborate with scholars to develop humanities content and to prepare programs for production. Grants should result in a script or a design document and should also yield a detailed plan for outreach and public engagement in collaboration with a partner organization or organizations. Production grants support the production and distribution of digital projects, films, television programs, radio programs, and related programs that promise to engage the public.

Link to Additional Information

http://www.neh.gov/grants/amm

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Division of Public Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities
Room 426
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
202-606-8269
publicpgms@neh.gov
publicpgms@neh.gov

Synopsis Modification History

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File Name Date
Original Synopsis Oct 05, 2012