Deadline: 1-Mar-22
The California Humanities is inviting applications for the California Documentary Project (CDP) NextGen Grants Program to support of California’s next generation of documentary mediamakers age 18 and under.
CDP NextGen invites applications from California-based nonprofit organizations and public agencies with established track records in youth media programming to provide training and support to emerging mediamakers in the creation of short, insightful nonfiction films and/or podcasts that tell original stories about life in California today.
CDP NextGen is designed to nurture California’s next generation of documentary mediamakers and help bring a broad range of young Californians’ perspectives to bear on the subjects and issues that both divide and unite them. CDP NextGen intends to support short documentary films or podcasts that shed light on not only the problems they face, but also on the solutions that youth are proposing and the futures they envision.
CDP NextGen supports documentary media productions that use the humanities to provide social, cultural, and/or historical context and broadened perspective. The humanities grow out of an interest in the language, literature, thought, and history of humankind. They emphasize analysis, interpretation, and exchange of ideas. Humanities disciplines include, but are not limited to, history, philosophy, literature, folklore, ethnic studies, religious studies, gender studies, ethics, jurisprudence, and qualitative approaches in the social sciences. These fields are differentiated from—though not exclusive of—the creative expression of the arts or the quantitative explanation of the sciences or social sciences.
Funding Information
- Applicants may request funding up to $15,000. California Humanities grant funds must be matched by at least a 1:1 amount of cash or in-kind contributions from non-federal sources.
- The maximum grant period is one year (April 16, 2022 to April 15, 2023)
Eligibility Criteria
Only California-based non-profit organizations with tax-exempt status or state/municipal public agencies such as arts councils, schools, universities, tribal governments, or libraries may apply for the CDP NextGen grant. Individuals and organizations lacking tax exempt status may not apply directly for funding but can apply under the auspices of a fiscal sponsor. Eligible applicant organizations and project directors must:
- Be in good standing with California Humanities (e.g., without unfulfilled reporting requirements), if a previous grant recipient.
- Not have an open grant or application under consideration or submit more than one application per California Humanities deadline, unless acting as a California Humanities-approved, multi-application fiscal sponsor or a college, university, public library system, or arts council. See FAQ for more information. Current recipients of Humanities Relief and Recovery grants from California Humanities are exempt from this rule and may apply for a CDP grant.
For more information, visit California Humanities.
For more information, visit https://calhum.org/funding-opportunities/california-documentary-project/
