ClosedDeadline extended (was Aug 14, 2024)Opportunity 20240814-TD-TR

Media Projects

At a glance

Media Projects is a closed federal grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The application deadline was January 8, 2025. Individual awards are listed as $1 – $1M, with about 12 awards expected and $3.5M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, public colleges & universities and 3 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 45.164 (Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

May 15, 2024Posted
Jan 8, 2025Application deadline
Apr 30, 2025 (est.)Est. award date

Posted: May 15, 2024
Close date: Jan 8, 2025
Est. award date: Apr 30, 2025
Award floor: $1
Award ceiling: $1,000,000
Est. total funding: $3,500,000
Original deadline (extended): Aug 14, 2024
Expected awards: 12
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Private colleges & universities

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

See C. Eligibility Information in the Notice of Funding Opportunity

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Public Programs is accepting applications for the Media Projects program. This program supports collaboration between media producers and scholars to develop content grounded in humanities scholarship and prepare documentary films and television, radio programs, and podcasts that engage public audiences with humanities ideas in creative and appealing ways. NEH makes Media Projects awards at two levels: Development and Production.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Media Projects 2024 Funding Opportunity rev 103124Full Announcement · Media Projects Aug. 2024 and Jan. 2025_103124.pdfOCTE · 586 KB

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

45.164Promotion of the Humanities Public ProgramsProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 45.164

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$4.22M

FY25

$606K

FY26

$455K est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 45.164. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 45.164

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 379 grant awards had funding actions under Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs, with 1 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

TIKVAH FUND$10.4M
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN$10M
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE$5M
THE CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY, INC.$2.1M
GRAND CENTRAL ATELIER, INC.$2M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

National Endowment for the Humanities
publicpgms@neh.gov
202-606-8401

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Media Projects”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits and Private colleges & universities. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Media Projects”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1 – $1m, total estimated program funding is $3,500,000 and the agency expects to make about 12 awards.

How do I apply for “Media Projects”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 20240814-TD-TR), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenDeadline extendedALN 45.037