The West Virginia Humanities Council Media Grants support the planning, scripting, and production of audio or video materials, websites, or a newspaper series addressing humanities topics.
Donor Name: West Virginia Humanities Council
State: West Virginia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/01/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $20,000
Details:
Media grants have supported the award-winning interactive documentary Hollow, the Burning Springs documentary about West Virginia’s oil and gas industry, and the Traveling 219 website.
Funding Information
Applicants may request up to $20,000.
What WVHC funds
Allowable expenses for humanities projects and programs include the following:
- Honoraria for scholars
- Project-specific (i.e. non-regular) staff salaries
- Travel costs including per diems, mileage and lodging
- Supplies and materials
- Publicity and printing costs
- Postage and telephone costs
- Equipment and facilities rental
Eligible Projects
Eligible projects must:
- Be rooted in one or more of the humanities disciplines
- Involve qualified humanities scholars or expert practitioners in the project, as direct advisors
- Be sponsored by a nonprofit organization
- Provide accurate budget requests, reflecting the actual costs of the project
- Secure dollar-per-dollar matching funds
- Provide a 25% cash match (for grant requests of more than $2,000)
- Provide a comprehensive and adequate plan for publicity and dissemination of information
- Be open to or accessible by public audiences
- Provide a plan to evaluate the effectiveness of the project
- Comply with federal nondiscrimination statutes
Evaluation Criteria
Media reviewers evaluate the following:
- media production sample
- script, film treatment (or comparable detailed statement)
- expertise of media personnel
- product budget
- promotional plans and media support
- production schedule
- content (creativity, originality)
- likelihood that the applicant will complete the entire project.
For more information, visit WVHC.