Deadline: 25-Feb-25
The Graham Foundation is offering Production and Presentation grants to assist organizations with the production-related expenses that are necessary to take a project from conceptualization to realization and public presentation.
Funding Information
- Grant amount: Production and Presentation grants to organizations do not exceed $30,000 and are likely to be much less. Given the demand for funding, the Graham Foundation is rarely able to fund projects at the full request amount.
- Grant period: Production and Presentation grants must be completed within two years of the project start date. Upon completion, grant recipients must complete a grant report. If funded, grantees should allow sufficient time to meet the grant requirements and acknowledge Graham Foundation support in all published media.
Funding Priorities
- Funding priorities are to:
- Assist with the production and presentation of significant programs about architecture and the designed environment in order to promote dialogue, raise awareness, and develop new and wider audiences
- Support efforts to take risks in programming and create opportunities for experimentation
- Recognize the vital role organizations play in providing individuals with a public forum in which to present their work
- Help organizations to realize projects that would otherwise not be possible without Graham Foundation support
Eligibility Criteria
- The Graham Foundation grantmaking programs focus on supporting individuals and organizations in the United States, however, the Foundation also awards grants internationally. Note that regardless of where a supported grant project originates, all final products must be disseminated in English.
- Grants to Organizations:
- Organizations are eligible to apply for Production and Presentation Grants
- 501(c)(3) tax exempt organizations are eligible for funding; uder some circumstances grants are made to other entities when there is clear evidence that the public interest will be served, for example, in the case of a publisher or an emerging organization that does not yet have tax exempt status.
- An organization may only apply for one grant per year; in the case of large institutions with multiple schools or departments, a subsidiary may apply for one grant per year, e.g. multiple departments within a university may apply within the same grant cycle, but only one application per department may be submitted
- Applicants who have received prior Graham Foundation support must have satisfied all grant requirements before applying again
Criteria for Evaluation
- Projects with the greatest potential for funding directly connect to the Graham Foundation’s mission to explore ideas in architecture and fulfill the following criteria:
- Originality: the project demonstrates an innovative, challenging idea; critical, independent thinking; advanced scholarship; a new or experimental approach
- Potential for impact: the project makes a meaningful contribution to discourse and the fields of architecture and design; expands knowledge; is a catalyst for future inquiry; raises awareness of an understudied issue; promotes diversity in subject matter, participants, and audience
- Feasibility: the project has clear and realistic goals, timeframe, work plan, and budget
- Capacity: applicant possesses strong qualifications and/or knowledge; demonstrates ability to carry out the project successfully; has access to necessary resources outside of the grant request.
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