January 16th: Grants For Science Writers, Craftspeople & Biographical Authors
January 16th: Grants For Science Writers, Craftspeople & Biographical Authors
This is not the season to play small.
Hello, creators! Happy Martin Luther King Day.
January is overflowing with funding opportunities. Today’s newsletter features 42 awards.
Featured awards include grants for subscription-based businesses (#17), women entrepreneurs building women’s health technology (#19), small farms and sustainability projects (#24), science journalists (#25), feminist women in art (#26), authors who write about music (#29) and romance (#32), and more.
As a reminder, we commit to offering 20% of our biweekly newsletter to free newsletter subscribers, so browse through the first 9 opportunities. But there are 34 more with deadlines up until February 3rd. Support our work by joining Grants For Creators for $5 per month or $60 per year. You can also gift a subscription to a fellow creative or biz owner.
Also, last week, we launched the Latinx/a/o playlist, which includes (12) funding opportunities for Latinx/a/o creatives, founders, and small business owners.
We are working on a journalist playlist next (yay!!!) + an interview with a community member who has secured over $100,000 in funding for their podcast.
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1. Flourish Media Business Grant
This opportunity aims to help the next generation of women in business achieve their dreams with a $1,000 grant.
Deadline: Not Mentioned
2. The PRX Journalism Podcast Accelerator
This program will choose up to 20 news organizations across the U.S. to help launch/relaunch podcasts and develop stronger, more creative, and more nimble podcast strategies. This 12-week training is free to all participants, and each selected organization will receive a $5,000 stipend to offset personnel and/or production expenses for the duration of the training.
Deadline: January 20, 2023
Read next » Grants For Podcasters and Audio Creators
3. Black New Venture Competition
This opportunity connects promising early-stage Black founders with resources to develop their ventures into dynamic powerhouses. Founders will have the chance to pitch their ventures to a panel of esteemed judges and compete for a chance to win $200,000 of total prize money.
Deadline: January 20, 2023 (Extended)
Read next » Black Creators, Founders, and Small Businesses
4. L.A. REPAIR Participatory Budgeting Pilot Program - Los Angeles Residents
Community-based organizations and nonprofits are invited to turn community-generated ideas into reality by submitting a program proposal. Up to 12 grants totaling more than $3 million are available for programs serving Boyle Heights, Mission Hills-Panorama City-North Hills, and Southeast Los Angeles.
Deadline: January 20, 2023
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5. Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism
The purpose of the annual award is to encourage fairness in news coverage by American journalists and news organizations. The winner receives $10,000. Second and third-place finalists receive $1,000 each.
Deadline: January 20, 2023
6. BK-XL Accelerator Program
This opportunity is a 10-week early-stage startup accelerator program focused on supporting BIPOC founders and is based in Brooklyn. The 12 companies participating in the program will receive investments of up to $500,000 on competitive terms. You do not need to be a current New York resident to apply; however, upon acceptance into the program, you must be based out of Brooklyn for the duration.
Deadline: January 20, 2023
Read next » Black Creators, Founders, and Small Businesses and Latinx/a/o Creators Founders, and Small Businesses
7. The Artist Project - For Boston Residents
This collaboration is between the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) and twelve after-school community organizations in the Boston area. The Artist and the children create a collaborative work of art inspired by the Museum’s encyclopedic collection. The completed project is exhibited in the Edward H. Linde Gallery in the Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art at the MFA. A stipend of $25,000 and a budget of $5,000 for materials are available.
Deadline: January 20, 2023
8. O’Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism
Fellows spend nine months researching, reporting, and writing stories with the potential to change policies and improve lives. The fellowship provides a $75,000 stipend, health insurance, benefits, residency, moving, technology and project travel allowances, and tuition remission. Staff-employed or independent journalists residing in the United States or its territories are eligible for participation.
Deadline: January 20, 2023
9. The Right of Return USA Fellowship
Formerly incarcerated artists will be selected to create work in collaboration with advocacy organizations to advance criminal justice reform. A $20,000 grant will be awarded (10,000 artist award, $10,000 for materials and production).
Deadline: January 20, 2023