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The centennial of the National Wildife Refuge System allows filmmakers to blend nature and wildlife with historical and regional themes -- opening up a wide variety of possibilities for grants and other support. This list is intended to suggest possibilities you may not have considered and is not intended to be a comprehensive list of potential financial supporters. Check back periodically, we'll be updating this list as new sources suggest themselves. Federal Highway Administration Scenic Byways ProgramMany refuges are located along nationally designated scenic byways that criss-cross rural areas of the country. Filmmakers who make a thematic connection between national wildlife refuges and these regions may be able to apply for grants from the federal Scenic Byways Program. These grants can be used to develop informational products that promote the federal, regional, state, and local byways and inform the public about attractions along the routes.To learn more, point your browser to National Scenic Byways Online (http://www.byways.org) an excellent online resource offered by the Federal Highway Administration. At this site, you can view maps and narrative descriptions of various byways, many of which explicitly identify refuges along the route. Once there, click on the option "For the Byways Community" for complete information on the grant program, past grant recipients, procedures, matching fund requirements, and even an online application.. If you wish to contact the National Scenic Byways program directly,
call 1-800-4BYWAYS (1-800-429-9297).
Federal and State Humanities CouncilsNational Endowment for the HumanitiesFilmmakers who explore historical themes may be eligible for grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, a strong supporter of educational film and radio. To learn more about the Endowments support of filmmakers, click here: http://www.neh.gov/films/index.html. For a complete guide to film, television, and radio programs supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, click here http://www.neh.gov/films/media_log.html. For NEH applications and deadlines, click herehttp://www.neh.gov/grants/deadlines.html. Public Information Office
State Humanities GrantsFilmmakers who intend to focus on extensively on refuges or historical figures associated with particular states may be eligible for grants from state humanities organiztions, a few of which are listed below. Many of these organizations require that filmmakers partner with local non-profit organizations, and online directory of local refuge support groups is available by following this link: http://www.refugenet.org/RSGDirectory/rsg_main.htmCalifornia Council for the Humanities Media Program
Hollywood Film Foundation (California)
1623 Blake Street Suite 200 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 573-7733 FAX: (303) 573-77222 E-mail: info@ceh.org http://www.ceh.org Connecticut Humanities Council
Delaware Humanities Forum
Florida Humanities Council
Illinois Humanities Council Media Grants
Maine Humanities Council
Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities
Minnesota Humanities Commission
Montanta Committee for the Humanities
National Science FoundationNSF supports media projects through its Informal Science Education program. Past recipients include Kratt's Creatures, Bill Nye Science Guy, and the IMAX feature film Galapagos.The National Science Foundation
Private Grant Making InstitutionsW. Alton Jones FoundationThis Charlottesville, Virginia, based foundation seeks to build a sustainable society and support biological diversity on earth. Filmmakers can apply for the foundation's environmental media grants. Click here to see grant recipients in 1998 and 1997. Appliation guidelines can be found online at http://www.wajones.org/guide.html. W. Alton Jones Foundation, Inc.
The Helios Fund
Helios Environmental Resource Network
Cottonwood Foundation
Cottonwood Foundation
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