Humanities Fo r All: Q uick Gra nts Grant Applicant Webinar Thursday, September 7, 2017 1:00 2:00 pm Technical difficulties? Please contact GoToWebinar (800) 263-6317 / (805) 617-7000 or Lucy Asako Boltz, Program Assistant 415.391.1474 ext. 304 / lboltz@calhum.org
-Presenters- Lucy Asako Boltz, Program Assistant (Oakland) lboltz@calhum.org Anoop Kaur, Grants Manager(Oakland) akaur@calhum.org Erin Menne, Associate Program Officer(LA) emenne@calhum.org Felicia Kelley, Project and Evaluation Director (LA) fkelley@calhum.org
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Agenda Humanities for All Quick Grants Program Overview Application Process Review, Notification, & Award Process Conclusion The webinar should take no longer than 1 hour. A recording will be made available on our website to anyone who has to leave early, as well as with others who were unable to attend today.
California Humanities (formerly Cal Humanities) seeks to connect Californians to ideas and one another in order to understand our shared heritage and diverse cultures, inspire civic participation, and shape our future. California Humanities is an independent nonprofit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Humanities For All Humanities for All is a new grant program that supports locally-initiated public humanities projects that respond to the needs and interests of Californians, encourage greater public participation in humanities programming, particularly by new and/or underserved audiences, and promotes understanding and empathy among all our state s peoples in order to cultivate a thriving democracy.
The Goals California Humanities Documentary For All Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio Support and new public media humanities productions programs that that enhance respond our to the understanding needs, of California interests and and circumstances its cultures, peoples, of all Californians and histories. Projects must use the humanities to provide context, depth, and perspective and be suitable Engage new for California and/or underserved and national constituencies audiences through relevant broadcast and and/or appropriate distribution. types of humanities programs Encourage connections and promote shared understanding between Grant and categories: among individuals and social groups Research & Development: Film, radio and new media up to $10,000 Foster a more democratic and inclusive society and polity Production: Up to $50,000, but CDP Production grants may range between $20,000 to $50,000.
Two Mechanisms The California Documentary Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, Quick Grants radio and new media productions that enhance our understanding of California Shorter term and (1 its year) cultures, peoples, and histories. Projects must use the Smaller-scale humanities projects to provide context, depth, and perspective and be suitable $1K - $5K, for no California match required and national audiences through broadcast and/or distribution. 3 rounds/year Grant Project categories: Grants Research Longer term & Development: (2 year) Film, radio and new media up to $10,000 Require humanities expert involvement Production: Up to $50,000, but CDP Production grants may range between $20,000 to $50,000. $10K - $20K, cash/in-kind match required 2 rounds/year Next round: due February 1, 2018
The What California are the Humanities? Documentary Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio The and humanities new media enable productions us to understand, that enhance explore, our and understanding communicate of California about the and human its experience cultures, peoples, and histories. Projects must use Humanities the humanities ways to of provide knowing context, focus on depth, exploring and meaning perspective and values and be suitable and developing for California shared understandings national audiences among people through broadcast and/or distribution. Everyday humanities includes reading, conversation, storytelling, reflection, and analysis Grant categories: Formal study of the humanities includes subject areas (disciplines) Research like literature, & Development: history, philosophy, Film, radio cultural and studies, new media law, up ethics, to $10,000 Production: religious studies Up to and $50,000, the social but sciences CDP Production but humanities grants may approaches range can be applied to any subject or field between $20,000 to $50,000. Humanities experts develop special skills or knowledge areas DEADLINE: scholars, 5:00 journalists, pm on October curators, 1, writers, 2013 archivists, etc.
The What California are the Public Documentary Humanities? Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio and new media productions that enhance our understanding of California and its cultures, peoples, and histories. Projects must use Humanities-centered the humanities to provide learning context, experiences depth, and that perspective take place and be suitable for California and national audiences through broadcast and/or distribution. outside of formal educational environments (at any level) Grant categories: Research & Development: Film, radio and new media up to $10,000 Production: Up to $50,000, but CDP Production grants may range between $20,000 to $50,000.
What Types of Projects are Suitable for Quick Grant The funding? California Documentary Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio Community and new conversations media productions and dialogues that enhance our understanding of California Lectures, panels, and or its forums cultures, (with peoples, interpretive and elements) histories. Projects must use the humanities to provide context, depth, and perspective and Story-collection and -sharing projects including exhibits be suitable for California and national audiences through broadcast Dialogue or hands-on workshop facilitated by a humanities expert that and/or distribution. draws out a diversity of views about a topic of common interest or community concern Grant categories: Discussion accompanying a music or dance performance, film screening, or art exhibit that explores the historical, cultural, and/or sociological context of the work Research & Development: Film, radio and new media up to $10,000 Production:.and much more! Up to See $50,000, list of funded but CDP Quick Production Grant projects grants at may range http://calhum.org/funding-opportunities/humanities-for-all/list-ofhumanities-for-all-grants/ $20,000 to between $50,000.
The What California isn t Eligible Documentary for Quick Grant Project Funding? (CDP) is a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio General and new operating media expenses productions that enhance our understanding of California Production and of scholarly its cultures, or creative peoples, works and by histories. professionals Projects or experts must use the humanities to provide context, depth, and perspective and be suitable Regranting for programs California and national audiences through broadcast and/or Advocacy distribution. projects aimed to advance a specific policy, legislative, or partisan agenda Grant categories: School-based projects lacking significant public programming Research components & Development: or public-facing Film, activities radio and new media up to $10,000 Production: Projects aimed Up principally to $50,000, at but fundraising, CDP Production marketing, grants or may institutional range between advancement $20,000 (promotional to $50,000. or celebratory projects) Projects that overlap California Documentary Project
Who Can Apply? The Application California eligibility Documentary limited to Project nonprofit (CDP) organizations is a competitive and local grants or state program government of California entities (e.g., Humanities public universities, that supports libraries, documentary museums). film, Applicants should: radio and new media productions that enhance our understanding of California Be based in and California its cultures, peoples, and histories. Projects must use the humanities to provide context, depth, and perspective and Have tax-exempt organizational status be suitable for California and national audiences through broadcast and/or Not distribution. have an active grant or pending application (for any grant program) unless an approved fiscal sponsor (colleges and universities are considered such) Grant categories: Research Not submit & more Development: than one application Film, radio and per new deadline media up to $10,000 Production: Be in good standing, Up to $50,000, if a previous but CDP grantee Production grants may range between Have DUNS $20,000 # activated to $50,000. and publicly accessible on SAM.gov DEADLINE: Projects can 5:00 be pm fiscally on October sponsored 1, 2013 by eligible organizations
The Funding California Guidelines Documentary for Humanities Project for All (CDP) Quick is Grants a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio Applicants and new may media request productions between $1,000 that enhance and $5,000. our understanding of California and its cultures, peoples, and histories. Projects must use Matching the humanities funds (cash to provide or in-kind context, contributions depth, from and non-federal perspective and be suitable sources) for are California not required, and but national are not audiences discouraged through broadcast and/or Grant distribution. funds should only be used for eligible project expenses incurred during the grant period. Grant categories: Research & Development: Film, radio and new media up to $10,000 Production: Up to $50,000, but CDP Production grants may range between $20,000 to $50,000.
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Applying For a Humanities for All Quick Grant
The Overview California of the Documentary Application Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio The entire and new Quick media Grant productions application process that enhance is online. our understanding of California and its cultures, peoples, and histories. Projects must use A complete the humanities application to provide consists of: context, depth, and perspective and be suitable for California and national audiences through broadcast Online application form (all fields complete) and/or distribution. Proposal narrative (required; follow instructions in zipfile) Grant categories: Budget form & narrative (required; use Excel template from zipfile) Research & Development: Film, radio and new media up to $10,000 MOU (only required for projects that are fiscally sponsored) Production: Up to $50,000, but CDP Production grants may range between $20,000 to $50,000.
Humanities For All Quick Grant Application Information
Initiate an Application To start a new application, click here: https://www.grantrequest.com/sid_348/?sa=sna&fid=35061 To return to an existing, saved, in-progress application, click here: https://www.grantrequest.com/sid_348?sa=am
Applicant Online Portal Log-in
Online Application Form Project information including a 100 word project summary statement Provide all requested information about applicant organization You will need to supply a valid Federal tax ID and DUNS number for the applicant organization (be sure the DUNS number has been activated through SAM.gov) Provide all requested information about authorizing official and project director Attach Narrative document, Budget template & MOU, if necessary
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The Submitting California Your Documentary Application Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio and new media productions that enhance our understanding of Remember, California a and complete its cultures, Quick Grant peoples, application and histories. consists Projects of: must use Online the humanities application to form provide (complete context, all fields) depth, and perspective and be suitable for California and national audiences through broadcast and/or Proposal distribution. narrative (upload Word or PDF doc) Project budget form & narrative (upload Excel or PDF doc) Grant categories: Research MOU (only & for Development: fiscally sponsored Film, radio projects) and new media up to $10,000 All Production: elements must Up be to $50,000, submitted but through CDP Production our online grants system may by 5 range pm on Monday, between October $20,000 16, to 2017 $50,000.
The Proposal California Narrative Documentary Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio Prepare and new your media narrative productions following the that instructions enhance our in the understanding guidelines. of California and its cultures, peoples, and histories. Projects must use Respond the humanities to the prompts to provide in the context, order depth, specified and & include perspective topic and be suitable headings. for California and national audiences through broadcast and/or Use distribution. 1 inch margins and 11 pt. type face. Grant Do categories: not exceed 2 pages in length. Research & Development: Film, radio and new media up to $10,000 Production: Up to $50,000, but CDP Production grants may range between $20,000 to $50,000.
The Proposal California Narrative Documentary Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio Prompt and 1: new Description media productions of proposed project that enhance or activities. our understanding Tell us: of California and its cultures, peoples, and histories. Projects must use What the humanities you intend to do provide and what context, kind(s) depth, of high and quality perspective humanities and be suitable learning experiences for California you and will national provide participants audiences through or audience broadcast and/or members distribution. Grant Provide categories: as much detail as possible about when and where your activities will take place (dates, times, location, venues, etc.) Research & Development: Film, radio and new media up to $10,000 Production: Up to $50,000, but CDP Production grants may range between $20,000 to $50,000.
The Proposal California Narrative Documentary Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio Prompt and 2. new Objectives media and productions Desired Outcomes that enhance. Tell us: our understanding of California and its cultures, peoples, and histories. Projects must use Why the humanities is this project to important? provide context, Why do depth, you want and to perspective do it? and be suitable for California and national audiences through broadcast What are the anticipated impacts and benefits of the project? and/or distribution. How will you assess the outcome(s) of your activities (evaluation Grant plan) categories: Research & Development: Film, radio and new media up to $10,000 Production: Up to $50,000, but CDP Production grants may range between $20,000 to $50,000.
The Proposal California Narrative Documentary Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio Prompt and 3. new Outreach media and productions Engagement. that Tell enhance us: our understanding of California and its cultures, peoples, and histories. Projects must use Who the humanities will participate to provide in the project context, depth, and perspective and be suitable for California and national audiences through broadcast Describe your target audiences and participants, including and/or new/underserved distribution. as well as existing Grant categories: Estimate the size of audience or number of participants Research How you plan & Development: to inform and Film, engage radio them and in new your media project up (marketing to $10,000 Production: and publicity) Up to $50,000, but CDP Production grants may range between How you will $20,000 reduce to $50,000. any barriers to entry and participation by the public, (might include fees, language, scheduling considerations)
The Proposal California Narrative Documentary Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio Prompt and 4. new Capacity. media Tell productions us: that enhance our understanding of California and its cultures, peoples, and histories. Projects must use Who the humanities are the Project to provide Director and context, other depth, key people and who perspective will plan and be suitable implement for the California proposed and activities national (be audiences sure to include through anyone broadcast who and/or will receive distribution. grant funds). Outline their experience and qualifications for the roles they will play. Grant What categories: resources (financial, material, prior experience, community Research connections) & Development: will the sponsoring Film, radio organization and new and media any up other to $10,000 partner contribute to the project to ensure its successful implementation? Production: Up to $50,000, but CDP Production grants may range between $20,000 to $50,000.
The Project California Budget Documentary Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio Overview and new media productions that enhance our understanding of California and its cultures, peoples, and histories. Projects must use Quick the humanities Grant applicants to provide can request context, between depth, $1K and and perspective $5K from and be suitable California for Humanities California and national audiences through broadcast and/or Matching distribution. funds are NOT required, but are welcomed if you need more resources to implement your project than we can provide Grant categories: California Humanities grant funds and any matching contributions Research & Development: Film, radio and new media up to $10,000 must be spent/encumbered during the grant period (January 1, 2018 Production: December Up 31, to 2018) $50,000, but CDP Production grants may range between $20,000 to $50,000.
The Project California Budget Documentary Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio Eligible and Expenses new media productions that enhance our understanding of California and its cultures, peoples, and histories. Projects must use Programmatic the humanities and to administrative provide context, salaries depth, and benefits and perspective and be suitable for California and national audiences through broadcast Professional fees including honoraria & stipends and/or distribution. Programming and product dissemination costs Grant categories: Project-related travel, lodging, and per-diem requests Research & Development: Film, radio and new media up to $10,000 Supplies and materials Production: Up to $50,000, but CDP Production grants may range between Equipment $20,000 (rental, to unless $50,000. purchase is less expensive) Office expenses
The Project California Budget Documentary Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio Eligible and Expenses new media (cont d) productions that enhance our understanding of California and its cultures, peoples, and histories. Projects must use Marketing the humanities and outreach to provide expenses context, depth, and perspective and be suitable for California and national audiences through broadcast Program documentation and/or distribution. Evaluation expenses Grant categories: Food and refreshments for program activities (excluding alcoholic Research beverages) & Development: Film, radio and new media up to $10,000 Production: Fiscal agent or Up indirect to $50,000, administrative but CDP Production fees (up to grants 10% of may award) range between $20,000 to $50,000. Consult FAQ for more information
Project Budget The California Documentary Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program Instructions of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio and new media productions that enhance our understanding of California Use budget and form its (Excel cultures, sheet) peoples, provided and in Guidelines.zip. histories. Projects must use Be the sure humanities to allocate to expenses provide across context, the depth, rows and and columns. perspective and be suitable for California and national audiences through broadcast and/or Add distribution. more row lines if needed. Make sure your budget is complete Grant (full categories: project budget, not just California Humanities request amount) Research & Development: Film, radio and new media up to $10,000 Follow budget narrative instructions (at the end of the budget form) Production: to explain line Up items to $50,000, that require but CDP clarification, Production e.g., grants information may range about between how salaries, $20,000 professional to $50,000. fees, and/or travel expenses are calculated or matching funds (if any) secured.
The MOU California (required for Documentary Fiscally Sponsored Project Projects (CDP) is only a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio Is the and funding new media application productions is being that made enhance by organization our understanding serving as of California a fiscal sponsor and its for cultures, the project peoples, (on behalf and of histories. another organization Projects must or use entity)? the humanities to provide context, depth, and perspective and be suitable for California and national audiences through broadcast and/or If so, distribution. please attach a Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), or other document that outlines the arrangements between the two parties that will ensure the smooth Grant categories: administration of the project and management of the California Research Humanities & award. Development: Film, radio and new media up to $10,000 Production: Up to $50,000, but CDP Production grants may range between $20,000 to $50,000.
The Tips California Preparing Documentary Your Application Project for Submission (CDP) a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio Get and started new as media soon productions as possible on that your enhance narrative our and understanding budget time of California needed for and completion its cultures, will vary peoples, and histories. Projects must use the humanities to provide context, depth, and perspective and be suitable Initiate the for online California application and national asap and audiences begin gathering through data broadcast and/or distribution. Verify the organization s tax exempt status and number Verify (or obtain) DUNS number for applicant organization well in advance of the deadline & activate with SAM.gov Grant categories: Research & Development: Film, radio and new media up to $10,000 Write your 100 word Project Summary statement (part of online Production: application form) Up to last! $50,000, but CDP Production grants may range between $20,000 to $50,000. Review, edit, and proof your narrative and re-check your budget calculations
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Review, Notification, and Award Process
Review Process for October 16 th Deadline Review - due diligence, competitiveness vis a vis criteria, and consideration of special factors Notification and awards in December
The Review California Criteria Documentary Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio Quality and new media productions that enhance our understanding of California and its cultures, peoples, and histories. Projects must use Potential the humanities to fulfill to the provide HFA program context, purpose depth, and and goals, perspective including and be suitable expanding for access California to the and humanities national for audiences new and/or through underserved broadcast and/or public distribution. audiences Significance of objectives and anticipated outcomes Grant categories: Potential to provide rich, relevant, and meaningful humanities Research & Development: Film, radio and new media up to $10,000 learning experiences (including depth of humanities content) Production: Up to $50,000, but CDP Production grants may range Evidence of responsiveness to audience interests, needs, and between $20,000 to $50,000. circumstances), and demonstration of intent to reduce any barriers to access
The Review California Criteria (cont d) Documentary Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio Capacity and new media productions that enhance our understanding of California and its cultures, peoples, and histories. Projects must use Experience the humanities and ability to provide of the project context, team depth, to successfully and perspective carry out and be suitable the proposed for California project and national audiences through broadcast and/or Feasibility distribution. and soundness of schedule, budget, outreach, and evaluation plans Grant categories: Support from the applicant organization (and partners) to implement Research & Development: Film, radio and new media up to $10,000 the project (experience, resources, other commitments) Production: Up to $50,000, but CDP Production grants may range between $20,000 to $50,000.
The What California makes a proposal Documentary stand out? Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio Thoroughness and new media and completeness productions that no missing enhance information our understanding of California and its cultures, peoples, and histories. Projects must use Project the humanities is audience-centered to provide context, demonstrates depth, relevance and perspective and and be suitable responsiveness for California to target and audience(s) national including audiences new/underserved through broadcast and/or Humanities distribution. are central, not tangential to project Grant Project categories: is ambitious but realistic Research Budget is reasonable & Development: California Film, radio Humanities and new request media is up justified to $10,000 Production: Project team Up has to capacity; $50,000, all but personnel CDP Production identified grants may range between $20,000 to $50,000.
The Award California Process Basics Documentary Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio Awards and new will be media announced productions in December that enhance 2017 (all our applicants understanding will be of California emailed; successful and its cultures, applicants peoples, will receive and award histories. documents) Projects must use the humanities to provide context, depth, and perspective and be suitable Number for of projects California funded and varies national depending audiences on funds through available broadcast for and/or each distribution. grant cycle Review comments are provided to all applicants upon request Grant categories: Revision (where feasible and desired) and application for a future Research & Development: Film, radio and new media up to $10,000 round is encouraged if initial request is not funded Production: Up to $50,000, but CDP Production grants may range between $20,000 to $50,000.
The Grantee California Requirements Documentary Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio Sign and and new return media grant productions agreement that (100% enhance of award our disbursed) understanding of California and its cultures, peoples, and histories. Projects must use Review the humanities documents to and provide orientation context, materials depth, and and seek perspective clarification and be suitable where needed for California and national audiences through broadcast and/or If you distribution. need to make any major changes to your project, request approval in advance Grant categories: Make sure California Humanities and the National Endowment for the Research & Development: Film, radio and new media up to $10,000 Humanities (NEH) are properly acknowledged in public programming Production: and publicity, Up media to $50,000, outreach but (including CDP Production press releases), grants may and range on any between resulting work $20,000 products to $50,000.
The Grantee California Requirements Documentary (cont d) Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program of California Humanities that supports documentary film, radio Provide and new timely media information productions about that project enhance activities our and understanding events as of California requested and in the its grant cultures, agreement peoples, and and orientation histories. Projects must use the humanities to provide context, depth, and perspective and be suitable Evaluate for your California project objectives and national and outcomes audiences as through outlined in broadcast your and/or proposal distribution. At the conclusion of the project, submit a final report along with Grant project categories: documentation (photos, video clips, promotional materials, Research etc.) Failure & Development: to do so will result Film, in radio ineligibility and new to media apply for up future to $10,000 funding. Production: Up to $50,000, but CDP Production grants may range between $20,000 to $50,000.
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For More Information The California Documentary Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program Humanities of California All Grant Humanities Program Webpage: that supports documentary film, radio http://calhum.org/funding-opportunities/humanities-for-all/ and new media productions that enhance our understanding of California and its cultures, peoples, and histories. Projects must use Program the humanities overview to provide context, depth, and perspective and be suitable Downloadable for California zipfile with and Guidelines, national audiences Budget form, through FAQs, & broadcast sample and/or funded distribution. applications Grant Link categories: to online application system Research List of funded & Development: projects Film, radio and new media up to $10,000 Production: Link to upcoming Up to and $50,000, archived but webinars CDP Production grants may range between $20,000 to $50,000. Grant management toolkit (coming soon)
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More questions? Questions about eligibility, grant guidelines and requirements? Erin Menne, Associate Program Officer emenne@calhum.org Felicia Kelley, Project and Evaluation Director fkelley@calhum.org Technical questions about the online application process? Anoop Kaur, Grants Manager akaur@calhum.org Thank you for your interest and attention and good luck!