Award Information

Grant Amounts and Matching Funds

For radio projects, grants generally range from $10,000 to $100,000.

For television projects:

• Research and development grants generally range from $10,000 to $25,000.
• Grants for single documentaries generally range from $25,000 to $50,000.
• Grants for multi-part series vary according to the complexity and scope of the project. In rare instances, the Arts Endowment may recommend an award over $200,000 for a project with demonstrated quality, significance, and impact.

All grants require a nonfederal match of at least 1 to 1.

Period of Support

The Arts Endowment's support of a project may start on May 1, 2009, or any time thereafter. Generally, a grant period of up to three years is allowed. Allow sufficient time to plan, execute, and close out your project.

Any planning costs that are included as part of the project must be incurred during the established period of support. No pre-award costs are allowable in the Project Budget form. Project costs that are incurred before May 1, 2009, will be removed from the Project Budget.

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