Registration deadline: March 3
Application deadlines: May 1, July 1, September 5

Funds are available for a variety of projects and activities designed to enhance public understanding of the independent media arts, and for organizational and individual professional development in film and new media. Support is available to projects in a number of areas including opportunities such as conferences, convening, specialized journals, resource guides and services.

Support is available for specialized journals in the form of magazines and periodicals online or in print, for technical writing and diverse critical perspectives covering both contemporary and historical moving-image art, and for works that contribute to the public's appreciation of film and new media. Priority is given to projects that advance the independent media arts.

Conferences and other professional development programs should demonstrate potential to achieve at least one of the following results.

Significance and value to the media arts through adaptable models, research, and development

Expansion of resources and information to under-served communities through networking or partnership efforts

Expansion of new technologies through dialogue and exploration with new tools

Application Instructions

The on-line application form includes the following questions, and a project budget. Required support materials are listed below.

Application Narrative Questions

1. Program Summary
Briefly describe the service and how it relates to other programs in the organization.

2. Audience
Describe the audience for this service, in terms of target population, volume, and level of use. Also, describe need and value of the service to this population. What makes this service unique?

3. Delivery
Describe the organization's capacity to deliver the service. Describe the plan or ongoing method for outreach to the target community or audience benefitting from this service.

4. Project Staff
Describe the staff, advisors and consultants providing the service, summarizing their credentials and roles. If selection of project personnel is pending, describe the qualifications of individuals being sought.

5. Marketing
How is the organization marketing this service?

6. Finances
Describe plans, projects, and activities for meeting current and future expenses of this service.

7. Evaluation
Describe the methods for ongoing assessment and evaluation of the service. If the proposed project is a one-time event, what are the intended outcomes and how will the project be assessed?

Support Materials

Support material must be postmarked or hand-delivered to the program by the application deadline. If you want support materials returned, provide a self-addressed stamped envelope.

1. Representative sample of promotional and marketing materials ( 2 copies per item)

2. For journals and publication requests a 3-5 page writing sample and web site address (2 copies per item)

3. For conferences, an outline of proposed sessions or topics, noting tentative and confirmed speakers