Closed · ND-NOFO-18-109 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

Documentary Film Making for Social Activism

Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to India, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$180K-$200K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 11, 2018
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Documentary Film Making for Social Activism is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to India that offered $180,000 -- $200,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 329 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to India.

$180K-$200K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.040
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Documentary Film Making for Social Activism is closed (last close June 11, 2018). The parent program page for CFDA 19.040 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. U.S. Mission to India still indexes 329 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 11, 2018

Posted Apr 10 Closes Jun 11

Est. Total Funding

$200,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi (PAS New Delhi) seeks proposals for a project entitled “Documentary Film Making for Social Activism.” Under this cooperative agreement, the grantee will provide instruction, mentorship and support to young (ages 20-35) documentary film makers on how to make short documentary films on issues of concern to both India and the U.S., including sustainable development, education/skills development, women’s empowerment, diversity and pluralism, freedom of expression, urbanization and smart cities. The instruction and mentorship should be executed through a combination of face-to-face seminars/workshops/intensive courses and virtual individual mentorship as well as real-time online instructional sessions (e.g. Google Chat, webinars). At the end of the program 15 short documentary films (5-15 minutes in length), all packaged for international audiences (e.g. subtitled in English as needed) should be produced. The messages will vary according to the selected themes focused on by each of the groups of young documentary film makers. Cross-cutting themes include civic activism; the role of informed discussion in an open society; giving youth a voice and medium to express their views; and the importance of investigative reporting/journalism. The products (15 short documentary films on selected issues) will be disseminated via local broadcasters, YouTube, social media, the web portal and the film festivals. The press will be invited to the film festivals during which press conferences featuring the young film makers and their mentors will be organized by the grantee, in collaboration with the US Embassy and appropriate US Consulates. The films, the project and the film makers will get further exposure through the submissions to national and international short documentary film festivals and competitions. (Please refer to the full announcement available under 'related documents' tab.)

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 3 doors

Documentary Film Making for Social Activism bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (3 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to India book (241 peers, 73% of 330).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 19.040

USAID International Development Grants

U.S. Department of State

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Agency Contact

Grant Applications Manager, U.S. Embassy, New Delhi

What to do next

Documentary Film Making for Social Activism is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 19.040 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • USAID International Development Grants indexes 47 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • U.S. Mission to India lists 329 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

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