Grants to Fund Your Dreams: 4.16.24

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The 2024 Podcast Competition
Link: https://austinfilmfestival.com/blog/news/realm_fellowship/
Award Amount: $1,500
Description: This opportunity seeks audio series in the Horror, Thriller, or Romance/Soapy space focusing on Millennial or Gen-Z women. Realm is looking for pilot scripts with a rough page count of 25-40 pages. This pilot should establish the world of the show, the primary character and a sense of the journey they will go on, and the stakes and tone of the show, as well as evaluate it for audio-forwardness. Scripts should be already adapted for audio; they are not currently evaluating screenplay or teleplay material. Winners will receive a $1,000 cash prize and a $500 travel reimbursement to attend the 31st annual Austin Film Festival, which will occur October 24 – 31, 2024. In addition, Realm executives will have one-on-one meetings with fellowship winners and provide script feedback.

Deadline: May 24, 2024

Teaching Fellowship for Black Writers
Link: https://grubstreet.org/write/teaching-fellowship-for-black-writers
Award Amount: $25,000
Description: GrubStreet’s Teaching Fellowship for Black Writers provides financial and professional development support to Black writers interested in teaching classes, participating in events, and deepening their curriculum with instructors and staff. The fellowship includes $25,000 in compensation, artistic mentorship, and a showcase of the fellows’ work.
Deadline: May 30, 2024

About Her Culture Micro Grant - For Caribbean & African Women
Link: https://microbizinsocal.org/grants/the-american-dream-awards/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Award Amount: $500
Description: This $500 opportunity is open to Caribbean and African women and women of African and Caribbean descent who are entrepreneurs, creatives, and non-profit founders based in their home countries or anywhere around the world. Applicants must demonstrate that their projects are positively impacting culture and community.
Deadline: Open Until June 30, 2024

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Chick-Fil-A True Inspiration Awards Grant - For Nonprofits
Link: https://www.chick-fil-a.com/true-inspiration-awards/learn-more
Award Amount: $30,000 - 350,000
Description: This program was created to celebrate and support nonprofit organizations impacting their local communities throughout the U.S. and Canada. Sixteen organizations will be awarded for their work in these areas: Caring for People, Caring through Food, Caring for Communities, Caring for our Planet. Grants range from $30,000 to $350,000. 
Deadline: May 1, 2024

The 2024 CINTAS Fellowship in Creative Writing - For Cuban Writers
Link:  https://cintasfoundation.org/fellowships/creative-writing-fellowship
Award Amount: $20,000
Description: This fellowship acknowledges creative accomplishments and encourages excellence in creative writing. Creative artists of Cuban citizenship or direct lineage (having a Cuban parent or grandparent) are eligible to apply. The fellowship is $20,000.
Deadline: May 1, 2024

Library of Congress - For Independent Filmmakers
Link: https://thebetterangelssociety.submittable.com/submit
Award Amount: $200,000
Description: This $200,000 cash award is presented annually to an independent film project for post-production and finishing costs, including outreach and marketing, associated with an original, feature-length U.S. historical documentary.
Deadline: May 1, 2024

The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Visual Arts Fellowship Award
Link: https://www.ellis-beauregardfoundation.org/fellowship/
Award Amount: $50,000
Description: This opportunity will provide a $50,000 award to a United States artist working in the visual arts. The award is paired with a solo exhibition at The Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland, Maine.
Deadline: May 1, 2024

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Avant-Garde Masters Grant - For Filmmakers
Link: https://www.filmpreservation.org/nfpf-grants/avant-garde-masters-grants
Award Amount: $5,000 - $50,000
Description: This grant supports the preservation of a film or films by a single filmmaker or from a cinematic group significant to the development of avant-garde film in America. Works made within the last twenty years are not eligible. Applications should show how the proposed titles have significantly contributed to American experimental film or, if the works are lesser known today, demonstrate how the films will contribute to a better understanding of avant-garde film history. Grants are available to public and 501(c)3 nonprofit archives in the United States, including those that are part of federal, state, or local government. This grant will fund several preservation projects between $5,000 and $50,000.
Deadline: May 1, 2024

The Sparkplug Foundation Social Action Grant - For Nonprofits
Link: https://www.sparkplugfoundation.org/information/
Award Amount: $10,000
Description: This opportunity offers up to a $10,000 grant to nonprofit organizations based in the US that are working on projects that address institutional injustices and build a just society. This includes projects focused on educating or supporting communities, making systemic change, and/or shifting power to create justice and bring music to communities.
Deadline: May 2, 2024

Transgender Coverage Reporting Grant - For Journalists
Link: Poynter
Award Amount: $10,000 - $15,000
Description: This is a reporting grant to cover transgender issues at the local or state level. Poynter is offering three competitive grants of $10,000 to $15,000 each. Reporters planning projects on all platforms — online, radio, video, print — are eligible to apply. Along with the money, one-on-one coaching is available as needed.
Deadline: May 1, 2024

The Sistas Uprising Fund - For Women and Femme-Expressing Visual Artists
Link: https://www.sistacreativesrising.com/the-sistas-uprising-fund
Award Amount: $200
Description: This opportunity is a charity project to help marginalized artists, primarily focusing on supporting marginalized women and femme-expressing creatives. This year, they are distributing seven $200 grants. Visual artists only (USA & Canada based) will be expected to submit a 2-minute video describing how this grant will help them, whether the funds will support their art directly or if it will help ease some unexpected stressors such as bills, medication costs, food costs, etc. that will allow them to continue to develop their artwork.
Deadline: May 5, 2024

Black Ambition Prize Competition - For Black & Hispanic Founders
Link: https://blackambitionprize.com/apply-now
Award Amount: $15,000 - $1, 000,000
Description: This competition provides a nationwide platform for Black and Hispanic founders to access growth capital, coaching, and a curated community of innovators and mentors. Eligible applicants consist of Black and Hispanic innovators building early-stage ventures across five distinct categories: Consumer products and services, healthcare, media and entertainment, technology, and AI. Eligible ventures will compete for awards between $15,000 to $1,000,000.
Deadline: May 6, 2024

The Writer’s Digest Annual Writing Competition - For Up & Coming Writers

Link: https://www.writersdigest.com/writers-digest-competitions/annual-writing-competition
Award Amount: $5,000
Description: This opportunity is currently accepting entries. Up-and-coming writers in all genres can win up to $5,000 in funding and additional perks.
Deadline: May 6, 2024