Closed · 20260625-TD-TR · CFDA 45.036 · Discretionary
Media Projects
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Endowment for the Humanities, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1-$700K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 25, 2026
- Close date
- 15
- Expected awards
The verdict
Media Projects is a closed discretionary listing from National Endowment for the Humanities that offered $1 -- $700,000 across 15 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 617 other opportunities from National Endowment for the Humanities.
- $1-$700K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 15
- expected awards
- 45.036
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on June 25, 2026. CFDA 45.036 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $1 -- $700,000.
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 25, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$6,000,000
Expected Awards
15
Instrument
Grant
Description
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Lifelong Learning is accepting applications for the Media Projects program. The purpose of this program is to support the development, production, and distribution of radio programs, podcasts, and documentary films that engage general audiences with humanities ideas in creative and appealing ways. NEH makes Media Projects awards at two levels: Development and Production.
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 8 doors
Media Projects bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (8 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +4 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Humanities (HU). This eligibility-code string dominates the National Endowment for the Humanities book (234 peers, 38% of 618).
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 04
- Special district governments
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- 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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Division of Lifelong Learning National Endowment for the Humanities 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington DC 20506 learning@neh.gov
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What to do next
Media Projects is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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