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Overview of Cal Humanities Grant Opportunities
Kern Grant SummitCongressman Kevin McCarthy
Federal Grants Workshop for Arts & Culture
Friday, January 30, 2015
Felicia Kelley, PhD, Senior Program Officer
Cal Humanities (formerly the California Council for the 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.
Cal Humanities is an independent nonprofit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
http://www.calhum.org/programs
Current Grants Programs
• California Documentary Project
• Community Stories
Other Programs
• Special Initiatives
• Literature & Medicine
• Now We’re Talking
• Center of the World Theatre Festival, Frazier Park
• CSU Bakersfield, Bakersfield
• Kern County Library System
• KVPR/KVRX
• Maturango Museum
• Ridgecrest Public Library
Cal Humanities Grants to Kern County
The California Documentary Project
Program Purpose
CDP supports documentary projects that:
• use the humanities to provide context, depth, and perspective
• tell the stories of California and its cultures, peoples, and histories
• Will reach California and national audiences through broadcast and/or distribution
• Align with CDP purpose and Cal Humanities mission
• Employ one or more of the eligible formats (film, video, radio or new media – web or social media platforms)
• Involve humanities advisors in research and development; bring humanities to bear on subject
• Match funds awarded at least 1:1 with cash or in-kind contributions from non-federal sources
Key requirements for CDP projects
Who Can Apply?
Applicants to CDP are typically mediamakers who have a nonprofit fiscal sponsor, although other nonprofit and/or state or local government agencies are also eligible
Eligible applicants must: • Have tax-exempt organizational status or a tax-exempt
organization as fiscal sponsor
• Be in good standing with Cal Humanities if a previous grantee and not have an open grant with Cal Humanities, unless a Cal Humanities-approved sponsoring organization
Funding Levels
• Research and Development GrantsMedia projects may request up to $10,000.
• Production GrantsFilm and radio projects may request up to $50,000.New media project may request up to $20,000.
• Public Engagement GrantsProjects may request up to $10,000 . This grant is only available to previously-supported CDP projects
We fund approximately 15-20 projects (total of all 3 grant programs) per cycle.
Example #1: R&D and Production Grant
Another California: Loggers, Hippies and Immigrants in the State's Small Towns, $35,000
Example #2: Public Engagement GrantWonder Women!: The Untold Stories of American
Superheroines (broadcast nationally on the PBS series Independent Lens on April 15, 2013)
CDP Application Periods and Deadlines 2015
Production and R&D Grants•Guideline Release: July 1, 2015•Application Deadline: October 1, 2015•Awards Announced: February 2016 Public Engagement Grants•Deadlines: TBD
CA Documentary Project Webpage: http://www.calhum.org/programs/california-documentary-project
•Program description•Experiences (digital work products)•Descriptions of previously funded projects•Guidelines (current or recent) & FAQs•Archived webinars
Staff contact: John Lightfoot, Program [email protected] (415) 391-1474, x 314
For More Information
Community Stories
Program Purpose
•Capture genuine and compelling stories from and about CA’s diverse communities – emphasis on lesser-known or previously untold stories
•Ensure that those stories can be shared widely to promote greater understanding, empathy, and knowledge about the realities of California and its cultures, peoples, and histories •Since 2003, we have supported almost 450 projects
Project Requirements
•Explore stories of California and its cultures, peoples and histories
•Employ humanistic approaches to research and knowledge-building
•Actively involve at least one humanities advisor in project planning and implementation
•Provide opportunities for community engagement
•Include public programming elements
•Produce work that can be shared with the public and that can be accessible, in whole or part, through the web
Typical Program Formats
Stories may be shared using any of the following: • Film • Video• Radio• Web-based and other “new media” formats – can incorporate
video, audio, still images, digitized text• Interpretive exhibits• Performances (dramatic, musical, dance) • Presentations or panels• Murals or other types of narrative artwork• Text
Taking A Humanities Approach
• Understanding the values and practices that inform our lives
• Analyzing, contextualizing, interpreting, and exchanging ideas
• Considering a variety of perspectives on an issue, and/or seeking to foster critical reflection.
• Drawing upon the collective insights, knowledge and wisdom of the humanities and humanities experts.
Public Access and Engagement
Cal Humanities encourages the general public to engage with and enjoy the humanities by supporting projects that:
•involve community members in the development and execution of projects
•provide a form of public programming activity—whether in-person or virtual or both
•result in work that can be shared through the web (in whole or part)
What We Do Not Fund
• Projects that are primarily promotional or purely celebratory
• Advocacy (lobbying or promotion of a political candidate, party, or legislation or political agenda)
• Scholarly research or curricular activities not intended for general audiences
• Projects without public programming elements
• Fundraising activities (although projects can incorporate such elements)
Who Can Apply?
Applicants to Community Stories are often community-based social service or cultural organizations, libraries, museums, and colleges and universities doing community-based research.
Applicants must: • Have a California tax-exempt organizational status or a tax-exempt
organization as fiscal sponsor
• Be in good standing with Cal Humanities if a previous grantee
• Not have an open grant with Cal Humanities, unless a Cal Humanities-approved sponsoring organization.
Funding Guidelines• Applicants may request up to $10,000.
• Grant must be matched at least 1:1 with cash or in-kind contributions from non-federal sources over the life of the project.
• We will generally not fund projects with a total budget of more than $50,000.
• We fund between 15 and 20 projects per grant cycle.
• Programmatic and administrative salaries and benefits• Professional fees including honoraria & stipends• Programming and product dissemination costs• Project-related travel• Supplies and materials • Equipment (rental, unless purchase is less expensive)• Office expenses
Grant Funds Can Be Used For:
Grant Funds Can Be Used For (con’t):
• Marketing and outreach expenses• Program documentation• Evaluation expenses• Food and refreshments for program activities (excluding alcoholic
beverages)• Fiscal agent or indirect administrative fees up to 10% of award)
Example #1: New Media
War InkContra Costa County Public Library, Pleasanton $10,000 Project Director: Chris Brown
Example #2: Film & Discussion
Camp to Campus California State University, Bakersfield; Bakersfield $10,000 Project Director: Marit MacArthur
CS 2015: Round 1Guideline Release: November, 2014Application Deadline: February 2, 2015Awards Announced: June 2015
CS 2015: Round 2Guideline Release: May 1, 2015Application Deadline: August 1, 2015Awards Announced: December 2015
CS 2016: Round 1Guideline Release: November 1, 2015Application Deadline: February 1, 2016Awards Announced: June 2016
Community Stories Timeline 2015 (Tent.)
Community Stories Program Webpages: http://www.calhum.org/programs/community-storieshttp://www.calhum.org/grants/community-stories-grant
•Program overview and funded project descriptions•Experiences (digital work products)•Guidelines (current or recent) & FAQs•Sample funded proposals•Archived webinars
Staff contacts: Felicia Kelley, Senior Program [email protected] (213) 346-3239
For More Information
• Statewide read of related book -- CA Reads (summer and fall 2014)• K-12 Teacher Professional Development Program (2014-2015)• Community Stories grant-funded projects (ongoing)• Literature & Medicine® in VA Medical Centers (ongoing)• Traveling exhibit (beginning winter 2015)
Special Initiatives
War Comes Home
http://www.calhum.org/programs/literature-medicine
Literature & Medicine®
Other Programs
Other Programs
http://www.calhum.org/programs/now-were-talking
Now We’re Talking
www.calhum.org•Sign up for monthly enews and/or print mailings•Bookmark for future reference
Southern California Office -- Los Angeles
Felicia Kelley, Senior Program [email protected] (213) 346-3239
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