Production Grant
Film, Radio and New Media
Deadline: October 1, 2009
Tips For Preparing Your Proposal
Download the CDP Production Grant Guidelines PDF and the Full Project Budget Excel template for either Film and Radio or New Media.
Download and print out the CDP Production Grant FAQ (click on the FAQ button to the left to view). Keep it handy!
Prepare your proposal narrative. Please respond to the questions in the order listed, using our headings to organize your answers.
Complete the Online Grant Application Form by noon on Thursday, October 1, 2009 (available on our website on September 1, 2009). Please be prepared to electronically attach and submit the following as part of your application:
- Proposal narrative
- Full project budget form
For the online application, you will be required to provide your zip+4 and congressional districts. You can obtain this information ahead of time at: http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp and http://www.vote-smart.org/index.htm.
Allow at LEAST two hours to complete the electronic submission of the online application form.
Mail sample work to CCH’s San Francisco office. (It must be received by 5 pm on October 1, 2009.)
Film and radio projects only: Have a letter of interest from a national distributor or broadcaster sent to the San Francisco office. (It must be received by 5 pm on October 1, 2009.)
** If you have questions while applying **
1. FIRST READ THE FAQ CAREFULLY.
2. E-mail the California Documentary Project programs manager at: cdp@calhum.org
3. Attend a grants workshop: Workshops will be offered statewide in late summer 2009. Please check the CCH website for more information.