Funder: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Due Dates: August 13, 2025 (Estimated Application Due Date)
Funding Amounts: Up to $75,000 for Development; up to $700,000 for Production; up to $1,000,000 for Chair’s Special Awards; project duration 6-12 months (Development) or 1-3 years (Production)
Summary: Supports collaboration between media producers and scholars to develop and produce humanities-based documentary films, television, radio programs, and podcasts that engage public audiences.
Key Information: Projects must be grounded in humanities scholarship and demonstrate a thoughtful, balanced, and analytical approach. Awards are offered at two levels: Development and Production.
Description
The Media Projects program by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funds the development, production, and distribution of media content such as documentary films, television programs, radio broadcasts, and podcasts. These projects must be rooted in humanities scholarship and aim to engage general public audiences with humanities ideas in creative and appealing ways. The program encourages collaboration between media producers and scholars to ensure the content is thoughtful, balanced, and analytical.
There are two funding levels:
- Development: Supports early-stage planning and preparation of media projects, with awards up to $75,000 and a project period of 6 to 12 months.
- Production: Supports the full production and distribution of media projects, with awards up to $700,000 and a project period of 1 to 3 years.
Additionally, NEH offers Chair’s Special Awards up to $1,000,000 for exceptional projects.
Applicants should be aware that all NEH awards issued on or after October 1, 2024, are subject to revised federal regulations (2 CFR Part 200).
Due Dates
- Estimated Application Due Date: August 13, 2025
Funding Amount
- Development awards: up to $75,000
- Production awards: up to $700,000
- Chair’s Special Awards: up to $1,000,000
- Project duration: 6-12 months (Development), 1-3 years (Production)
Eligibility
Eligible applicants include:
- State, county, city or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education)
- Private institutions of higher education
Application Process
- Applicants must submit proposals that demonstrate collaboration between media producers and humanities scholars.
- Projects should be grounded in humanities scholarship and present ideas in a way that is accessible and engaging to the public.
- Applicants should follow the current Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for detailed instructions.
- NEH provides recorded webinars and workshops with guidance on preparing proposals, including:
Additional Information
- Projects supported include documentary films, television series, podcasts, radio programs, and online video content.
- NEH encourages projects that are thoughtful, balanced, and analytical in their approach to humanities topics.
- Applicants should incorporate the revised Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR Part 200) effective October 1, 2024.
- More information on these revisions is available at NEH 2024 Revisions to 2 CFR 200.
External Links
Contact Information
| Contact Method | Details |
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| Email | info@neh.gov |
| Phone | (202) 606-8400 |
| Address | 400 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20506, United States |