Project Grant 19125053423

This $1.7 million Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Fellowships and Stipends program (CFDA 45.160) will provide emergency relief and support the advancement of independent documentary filmmakers working in the humanities who have been unemployed or underemployed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, Independent Television Service Inc. will administer a grantmaking program awarding 20 stipends of $68,000 each over 12 months to...

This federal Project Grant award of $100,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) supports the MediaMaker Fellowship and Preservation Access programs operated by The Bay Area Video Coalition, Incorporated (BAVC). The MediaMaker Fellowship provides stipends, production funds, and mentorship opportunities for media makers across the country. The Preservation Access program offers affordable...

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 Black Lily, Inc., doing business as the Blackstar Film Festival, received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The funding will support personnel expenses from January 2022 through December 2023 in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to support opportunities for all...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the International Documentary Association to support personnel expenses in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant was awarded on January 1, 2022 under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) and will support activities through December 31, 2023. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to support opportunities for...

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 awarded Cine Las Americas a $100,000 project grant under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) to support personnel expenses in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic from Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2023. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to support opportunities for all people to participate in the arts and arts education, integrate the arts with strategies...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $1,550,000 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs supports Film Independent, Inc. for the FY 2024 Global Filmmakers Program. The award period runs from September 6, 2024 to August 31, 2026. The Global Filmmakers Program is funded under the Department of State's Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415), which supports a wide range of international exchange initiatives...

Firelight Media Inc. received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Fellowships and Stipends program (CFDA 45.160). The award will support Firelight's management and administration of a grantmaking program providing 12-month stipends to 36 mid-career Black, Indigenous, and filmmakers of color. The subrecipient filmmakers will use the stipends to further develop historical or humanities-focused documentary film projects...

Firelight Media Inc. was awarded a $199,595 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) federal grant program. The grant will support the development and delivery of a new series of virtual humanities workshops for documentary filmmakers. Specifically, Firelight Media will retain five staff positions to create and conduct workshops focusing on integrating rigorous humanities scholarship into historical...