Guidelines
Proposal deadline for fall funding: We are no longer accepting applications for the 2009 fall grantmaking cycle.
Decisions will be made in December 2009.
Please note: MDF has limited resources and a strategic focus on media policy issues within the Unites States. Because of this, MDF does not at this time accept proposals:
- for documentary filmmaking;
- for communications work;
- for international projects; or
- that are unsolicited.
We very much value and understand the importance of this work, however, and encourage organizations to submit projects to the Grantmakers in Film and Electronic Media’s grantee database.
If you are interested in exploring whether your work is a fit for MDF, please review the list of current grantees and the description of our program to gain a sense of our grantmaking.
If you feel your project is a fit for MDF after reviewing these materials, please send an email that briefly describes your project to Helen Brunner, Director, Media Democracy Fund at helen.brunner at gmail dot com. No phone inquiries please.
If you are a current grantee applying for a renewal, please contact Beery Adams Jimenez, Grants Manager, at bjimenez at proteusfund dot org for proposal guidelines and submission procedures.
Rapid Response Fund
The MDF Rapid Response Fund is designed to address media policy opportunities or threats that arise suddenly, outside of our regular grant cycles. Projects must be timely in nature. Funds are limited and are not available for organizational emergencies or ongoing projects more suitable for regular grant consideration.
To inquire about the possibility of Rapid Response funding, please contact Helen Brunner, Director, Media Democracy Fund at helen.brunner at gmail dot com. No phone inquiries please.