Address Division of Research Program 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington,DC 20506 USA Phone Number (202)606-8200 Fax Number (000)000-0000 TTY Number (866)372-2930 Email [email protected] Website http://www.neh.gov Executive Director Mr. Jim Leach Founding Year 1965 Incorporating Year 0 Mission Statement Because democracy demands wisdom NEH serves and strengthens the Republic by promoting excellence in the humanities and conveying the wisdom of history to all Americans. Program Name America's Media Makers: Production Grants Program Contact Program Phone (202)606-8269 Program Email [email protected] Year Program Founded 2004 Description of Program Production grants support the preparation of a program for distribution. Applicants must submit a script for a radio or television program, or a prototype or storyboard for a digital media project, that demonstrates a solid command of the humanities ideas and scholarship related to a subject. The script for a radio or television program, or prototype or storyboard for a digital media project, must also show how the narrative elements, visual approach, and interactive design combine to present the project’s humanities ideas. Applicants must have consulted with appropriate scholars about the project and obtained their commitment as advisers. Finally, applicants must have recruited the media team, including at a minimum the producer, director, writer, and, for a digital media project, the interactive designer. Conditions/Public Service Requirements All projects should * build on sound humanities scholarship; * deepen public understanding of significant humanities questions; * involve humanities scholars in all phases of development and implementation; * appeal to broad audiences; * approach a subject analytically and interpretively through an appropriate variety of perspectives; and * employ appealing and accessible program formats that will actively engage the general public in learning. Award Website http://www.neh.gov/grants/public/americas-media-makers-production-grants Where does the program take place? Does this program primarily support the creation of new work? Yes Support or Services Provided as part of the Program Description of Support or Services Amount Awarded by this Program (if an award) 100000.00 - 800000.00 Related Arts Category Discipline Secondary Tertiary Media Arts Television Media Arts Radio/Audio/Sound Installation Residency Programs Open to Applicants Living in Any US State, Territory, or Indian Nation Gender No Requirement Age 18 and older Can Previous Awardees Re-apply? Ethnicity No Requirement Career Point No Requirement Special Population No Requirement Other Restrictions Radio projects may feature documentary programs or historical dramatizations and involve single programs, limited series, or segments within an existing, ongoing program vehicle. They may also develop new humanities content to augment existing radio programming or add greater historical background or improved humanities analysis to the subjects of existing programs. They may be intended for regional or national distribution. Television projects may be documentary programs or historical dramatizations that address significant figures, events, or developments in the humanities and draw their content from humanities scholarship. They must be intended for national distribution. Digital technology projects may expand the content of a radio or television program. Alternatively, they may be components of a larger, nonbroadcast project or be projects in their own right. To ensure that the humanities ideas are well conceived, projects must use a team of scholars who represent major fields relevant to the subject matter and offer diverse perspectives and approaches. As needed, projects may also include other participants with experience and knowledge appropriate to the project’s formats or technical requirements. Total Number of Applicants (annually) 0 Total Number of Recipients (annually) 0 Total Number of Awards (annually) 0 Total Amount Awarded by this Program (annually) $0 Procedure Application only through 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor/conduit Contact Requirements Material/Process Application materials can be downloaded at the NEH website. Application Fee $0 Exact Deadline 1/9/2013 Deadline2 Deadline3 Deadline4 Approximate Deadline Rolling Deadline No Ideal Contact Month for New Application and Guidelines Selection Process/Criteria Knowledgeable persons outside NEH will read each application and advise the agency about its merits. NEH staff comments on matters of fact or on significant issues that otherwise would be missing from these reviews, then makes recommendations to the National Council on the Humanities. The National Council meets at various times during the year to advise the NEH chairman on grants. The chairman takes into account the advice provided by the review process and, by law, makes all funding decisions. Notification Process Applicants will be notified of the decision by e-mail in August. Institutional grants administrators and project directors of successful applications will receive award documents by e-mail by September 30, 2011. Applicants may obtain the evaluations of their applications by sending an e-mail message to [email protected]. Are awardees required to submit a Final Report? False Awardee's Public Service Requirement? All projects should * build on sound humanities scholarship; * deepen public understanding of significant humanities questions; * involve humanities scholars in all phases of development and implementation; * appeal to broad audiences; * approach a subject analytically and interpretively through an appropriate variety of perspectives; and * employ appealing and accessible program formats that will actively engage the general public in learning.