Grants For Creators With May 2024 Deadlines

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1. The Collective Power Fund for Seattle Visual Artists

This opportunity focuses primarily on supporting work that incites public dialogue, pushes boundaries, explores genre fluidity, speaks its truth through an authentic perspective, and is often non-traditional, anti-institutional, socially responsible, or disruptive of existing structures and conventions. It encourages a community-forward resource-sharing environment, mutual support, and fellowship in the Pacific Northwest arts ecosystem. Applicants must live in King County, Seattle, to apply. Funding ranges from $2,000-$10,000.

Deadline: May 1, 2024

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2. Illinois Humanities Vision Grants - For Illinois Nonprofits

This $2,000 award supports Illinois nonprofit organizations in carrying out planning and evaluation projects related to their humanities work and conducting DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) workshops and training. These grants are intended for smaller organizations, and applicants must have an annual budget of $1 million or less.

Deadline: May 15, 2024

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3. The 2024 Fiction Podcast Competition

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

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4. Teaching Fellowship for Black Writers

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

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5. About Her Culture Micro Grant - For Caribbean amp; African Women

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: Rolling through June 30, 2024

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