Grants for storytelling projects available [US]

Emerging journalists and documentarians working on a storytelling project can apply for a grant.

The Independent Filmmaker Project and HBO are launching the New True Stories Funding Initiative to support multiformat nonfiction storytellers in the early stages of development.

Projects can be short-form or feature-length documentaries or serialized content on the arts, humanities, contemporary societal, personal or political issues.

Grants will range from US10,000 to US$30,000, depending on the scale and scope of the project.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

For more information on how to apply, click here.