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Community Engagement
PBS American Portrait
08/06/20
PBS American Portrait rounds 2 and 3 are open to provide funding for including educators and students, as well as content creation and community dialogue. Up to $8,000-$15,000 is available. Deadline was August 21, 2020. -
Community Engagement
Ready To Learn Station Training and Implementation Grants
12/19/19
CPB announces new station awards to provide for Ready To Learn training of two staff members in Washington DC in May 2020, as well as implementation activities. Total funding of $375,000 will be divided between as many as 25 stations. Deadline was January 31, 2020. -
Community Engagement
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story Community Engagement Grants
11/22/19
WETA will make community engagement grants of up to $10,000 to support activities around the upcoming documentary series East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story. Deadline: December 16, 2019. -
Community Engagement
Asian Americans Community Engagement Grants
10/22/19
WETA and the Center for Asian American Media will award community engagement grants of up to $10,000 to support activities around the upcoming documentary film series, Asian Americans. Deadline: December 9, 2019. -
Community Engagement
The Gene: An Intimate History Community Engagement Grants
10/22/19
WETA will make community engagement grants of up to $10,000 to support activities around the upcoming documentary series The Gene: An Intimate History. Deadline: December 9, 2019. -
Community Engagement
Finding Your Roots Season Seven Community Engagement Grants
10/11/19
WETA will make mini-grants of up to $5,000 to stations that host community engagement events focused on the new season of Finding Your Roots. This funding opportunity ended on November 20, 2020. -
Community Engagement
Veterans Coming Home: Finding What Works
02/21/18
CPB will make up to 12 awards of $25,000 for digital content and community engagement supporting veteran reintegration into civilian life. Deadline was March 2, 2018. -
Community Engagement
Education Innovation Planning Grants
01/22/18
This new funding opportunity from CPB, announced at the 2018 NETA Conference, will support innovative educational programs and initiatives. Deadline was April 11, 2018. -
Community Engagement
Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program
10/20/17
This NPS grant will make awards to support projects that preserve and interpret sites associated with Japanese internment in World War II. Deadline was November 1, 2017. -
Community Engagement
American Graduate Phase Three Station Grants
08/04/17
Phase Three of American Graduate will support community engagement, content creation and partnerships that help young adults, returning vets and adults in career transition. Deadline has passed. -
Community Engagement
Ford Foundation
07/24/17
The Ford Foundation's focus post-2020 is on challenging inequality. Grants for media focus on informing the public about complex social issues. Documentary funding is available through the JustFilms program. -
Community Engagement
Public Engagement with Historical Records
06/30/17
This NARA program will award between $50,000 and $150,000 to projects that engage the public with historical documents online. This grant is now closed. The last deadline was in November 2023. -
Community Engagement
Our Town
06/01/17
NEA's Our Town funds partnerships of 2 or more organizations to support activities that integrate arts, culture and design into local efforts that strengthen communities. Grants range $25,000 - $150,000 and require a 1-1 match. This grant is currently closed. We expect a new competition to be opened in early 2025. -
Community Engagement
Ready To Learn Community Partnership Planning Applications
05/08/17
Phase one of this CPB grant will focus on identifying partners, assessing needs and preparing a proposal for an early learning community engagement collaborative. Deadline was June 30, 2017. -
Community Engagement
Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma
03/30/17
This SAMHSA grant assists at-risk youth and families by promoting equity and resiliency through youth programs in communities that have faced civil unrest. Deadline was May 17, 2017.