Project Grant 19067103423

The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $100,000.00 was provided by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The grant supports the public television programs POV, POV Shorts, and America Reframed, along with related public engagement activities. The award period runs from January 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025. The grant recipient is The American Documentary Inc., a non-profit organization based in...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $291,480 under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs grant program (CFDA 45.164) to The Center For Independent Documentary, Inc. for post-production and outreach activities supporting the documentary film "The Blues Society." The film explores the history and impact of the Memphis Country Blues Festivals of the late 1960s. The award period is from May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2025. As part of the Public Programs grant program, the...

This federal Project Grant award of $600,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) supports the production of a feature documentary film titled "JIMMIE & SANORA." The film, directed by Li-Shin Yu and produced by James Q. Chan in association with the Center for Asian American Media and City Lore Inc., tells the story of pioneering artist couple James Wong Howe, a two-time Oscar-winning...

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 a $150,000 Project Grant to the International Documentary Association under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to support development of the documentary film "Bombshell" from May 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022. The film will trace the construction of the U.S. government's narrative on a past event, how a non-fiction work challenged that narrative, and how the government subsequently sought to reassert its...

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 National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the MPT Foundation, Inc. for the public television program "Here, the People Rule" under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) federal grant program. MPT Foundation will produce a two-hour documentary film for PBS that will explore notable transitions in history through stories involving themes of change. The film is scheduled for completion by May 31, 2023. The NEH Public Programs...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Verse Video Education, Inc. $299,765 under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs grant program (CFDA 45.164) to support the completion of five episodes in Season 4 of the public television show Poetry in America. Titled "More Perfect Union," these episodes will focus on American poems that examine the nation's shared narratives. Each episode will profile a work representing different American styles, traditions, and...

This federal Project Grant award of $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 about Shirley Clarke, a pioneering independent filmmaker and leader of the American independent film movement in the 1960s. The documentary, produced by the Center for Independent Documentary, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Newton, Massachusetts, will explore Clarke's...

This $600,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (CFDA 45.164 - Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs) to Wnet, a nonprofit media organization, will support the production of a feature-length documentary film titled "AMERICAN MASTERS: ELIE WIESEL: SOUL ON FIRE." The film will explore the life of the late Elie Wiesel, a renowned author, teacher, and public figure, through his own words as well as interviews with his family, friends, students, and...