Project Grant 18845223421

The American Film Institute (AFI) received a three-year, $750,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program. Through this funding, AFI will undertake an effort to document and provide intellectual access to short films from the silent and early sound film eras (1910-1933) as part of its authoritative AFI Catalog online resource. By including these short films, the AFI Catalog will illuminate...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129) to the Florida Humanities Council, Incorporated. This funding will support the development of a documentary film and an oral history collection focused on the stories of recovery, resiliency, and rebuilding following the impact of Hurricane Ian on Florida's environment, businesses, and culture. As part of this project, Florida...

This federal Project Grant award for $600,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) will support the production of a documentary film with the working title "ADELANTE!" The film will serve as a biographical portrait of the influential Chicano playwright, activist, and director Luis Valdez, exploring the history and significance of Chicano identity through the lens of Valdez's pioneering theatrical company El...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Firelight Media Inc. a $1.8 million Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Fellowships and Stipends program (CFDA 45.160) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. Under the award, Firelight Media will administer a grantmaking program providing 36 stipends of $50,000 each to mid-career Black, Indigenous, and filmmakers of color. The stipends will support the development of historical or humanities-focused documentary film...

The American Film Institute (AFI) received a $132,708 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Education under the Education Stabilization Fund program. The grant period runs from July 31, 2021 through July 31, 2022. The Education Stabilization Fund program provides funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. AFI will use the grant funds to deliver services that address the impacts of the pandemic on the education sector in Los Angeles, California. While details...

This $1.4 million Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities will support the production of the documentary film "Julia Alvarez: Something to Declare" by Latino Public Broadcasting. The film will profile the life and work of Julia Alvarez, one of America's most celebrated Latina writers. It will be produced by Adrian Bosch and Jeff Bieber for PBS's American Masters series. This award advances the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs, which provides...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Bric Arts Media Bklyn Inc. a $100,000 project grant under the National Leadership Grants program to produce One Brooklyn TV in partnership with the New York City Department of Education. One Brooklyn TV will bring educational media content to over 550,000 households in Brooklyn, providing students access to remote curriculum and instructional videos regardless of internet access. Now in its second year, the program will focus on creating...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Living Arts Trust Inc., doing business as O Cinema, from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The grant supports personnel expenses under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). This program aims to provide opportunities for public participation in the arts, integrate arts strategies that promote well-being and community resilience, and build arts sector capacity and...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) to Independent Television Service Inc. (ITVS), a non-profit organization, to support promotion costs and community engagement activities for the public television series Independent Lens. The grant period runs from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. As a leading documentary film funder and distributor for public media, ITVS...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $1.25 million Project Grant to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program (CFDA 45.149). The funding will support the Foundation's implementation of a digital preservation and enhanced access strategy for its Interviews: An Oral History of Television collection from June 2022 through May 2025. The collection comprises over 3,000 hours...