Slots: Only one proposal will be considered by ECA from each applicant organization
Deadlines
Internal Deadline: Friday, March 29th, 2024, 5pm Contact RII.
LOI: N/A
External Deadline: May 6, 2024
Award Information
Award Type: Cooperative Agreement
Estimated Number of Awards: 1
Anticipated Award Amount: $1,550,000, pending the availability of funds
Who May Serve as PI: U.S. public and private academic and cultural institutions, exchange-of-persons, and other notfor-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit applications for this competition. Applicants must have nonprofit status with the IRS at the time of application. Please see the Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) for additional information.
Link to Award: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/352830
Process for Limited Submissions
PIs must submit their application as a Limited Submission through the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) Application Portal: https://rii.usc.edu/oor-portal/. Use the template provided here: RII Limited Submission Applicant Template
Materials to submit include:
- (1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (1” margins; single-spaced; standard font type, e.g. Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 2-page limit will be excluded from review. You must use the template linked above.
- (2) CV – (5 pages maximum)
Note: The portal requires information about the PIs in addition to department and contact information, including the 10-digit USC ID#, Gender, and Ethnicity. Please have this material prepared before beginning this application.
Purpose
The U.S. Department of State’s Office of Citizen Exchanges of ECA proposes a professional mentoring program with leading U.S. entertainment film and television professionals (“Mentors”) to enhance the capacity and creative reach of film and television professionals (“Fellows”) from select countries. The program also seeks to support local creative economies and wider creative professional networks.
The GMM program seeks to elevate creative voices, crucial to building strong civil societies, by utilizing film and television to amplify issues such as, but not limited to, freedom of expression, pluralism, tolerance, women’s and youth empowerment. With an L.A.-based residency and additional follow-on engagement activities, GMM seeks to create a holistic creative and professional experience through a robust exchange of ideas and training by utilizing, when relevant and required, both in-person and virtual approaches. This program will provide Fellows with creative and technical support needed to develop story concepts and works-in-progress through specially tailored mentorships, masterclasses, workshops, and other enhancement opportunities. GMM will provide substantial creative, technical, and business insight for Fellows and includes ongoing counsel and support by Mentors after Fellows return to their home countries. Additionally, GMM will provide opportunities for alumni support and engagement.
For proposal planning purposes and GMM continuity, the program can include new participants and program alumni from countries worldwide. The Bureau reserves the right to modify the target regions and/or countries from the program based on Department priorities and other considerations.
The goals and outcomes of GMM are to: (1) enable participants to more effectively harness the power of visual storytelling to explore the critical issues confronting their communities; (2) connect participants with a range of U.S. creative, business, and technical leaders through mentorships and other engagement opportunities; (3) help visual storytellers acquire the necessary skills, enabling them to create compelling content for multi-media platforms; (4) establish professional networks by linking participants with each other and with professional leaders in the U.S. entertainment industry; (5) develop business skills and connections necessary to secure film financing and increase market distribution; (6) expose filmmakers to community-based organizations that either provide media-focused training for youth and underserved populations or use film as a tool to promote critical thinking and mutual understanding; (7) showcase films and episodic content and to organize industry panel discussions to promote the exchange of ideas and to create a professional dialogue; (8) continue to support GMM alumni and professional network building; (9) and help support the development of the local creative economy.
Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.