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Rapid Response Grants - Pop Culture Collaborative Rapid Response grants support our field partners to make meaning, shape public imagination, and build narrative power during peak and time-sensitive cultural moments.
Funded projects include cultural organizing initiatives, pop culture campaigns or other activations, gatherings/convenings, cultural analytics and research, the design and/or implementation of narrative strategies, or public spectacles (for instance, flash mobs, large-scale art installations, or red carpet takeovers).
Grant Eligibility & SELECTION CRITERIA U.S.-based nonprofits, for-profits, and individuals/organizations with fiscal sponsorship are eligible for Pop Culture Collaborative rapid response grants.
To be considered, proposals must engage, affect, center, and/or support at least one of our multi-community focus areas: people of color, immigrants, refugees, Indigenous peoples, and/or Muslims, particularly those who are women, queer, transgender, and/or disabled.
Initiatives with an intersectional and intentional focus on gender justice, LGBTQIA rights, disability, democratic fairness, pluralist values, and economic justice are prioritized. The following categories are not eligible for Pop Culture Collaborative grants: Initiatives outside of the United States. Projects that have a narrative change focus but do not incorporate pop culture strategies.
Projects not designed to reach mass audiences of at least 1 million people, or to create infrastructure or research insights that will support projects that reach this scale. IMAGE DESCRIPTION : A black-and-white portrait of a person in a tailored suit and tie standing before a softly lit curtain, adjusting their jacket collar while looking into the distance.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: United States-based nonprofit organizations, for-profit companies, and individuals (with fiscal sponsorship) working to drive transformative experiences for mass audiences through pop culture stories, media, and social …. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $100,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
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