We're partnering with Arts Help to give away $3.5m in grants to our community, so you can fund your creative projects that are aimed at fighting climate change. HECK YEAH WE ARE. 

Here's a sample proposal created by a Talenthouse Staff Member for your inspiration

Your project can be in any medium and you can be located anywhere in the world. There is $3.5m to give away, with tiers of varying sizes (detailed below). 

Here are the important bits:

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This guide will help you determine the size of grant you should request in your proposal. Please keep in mind that this is simply a framework to inform your request and not a guarantee of what you may receive if selected and approved. Your grant request could be any specific amount or a range not outlined below.

Tier 1: $1k–5k Grants
Small projects that can be completed with relative ease. You could get this done in about a week or so. Some samples of types of works that could fall under this category include (but are not limited to)

Illustration and Design (digital and/or physical): 

  • Straightforward, static artwork; simple graphics/design work; infographics; pamphlets

Writing: 

  • Essays; articles; short stories; poems; a short zine

Modestly Budgeted Photoshoot
Animated GIFs
A short song, mixed and mastered

Tier 2: $5k–10k Grants
Standard projects that require a little more thought, time, and effort to execute. You could potentially complete and execute the project in about one month. You will be required to provide a detailed breakdown of how the funds will be used. Some examples of works that could fall under this category include (but are not limited to):

Illustration and Design (digital and/or physical): Digital Static artworks of greater complexity than Tier 1 projects such as:

  • An artwork series of at least 2-3 pieces; Graphic designs of higher quality and greater complexity; Complex infographics; Physical Paintings

Short Videos: 

  • Narrative; documentary; etc.
  • Production budget for specialized equipment, crew, location rentals, paid talent, post production, production insurance, etc.

Short Animated Videos
A Docustyle Photoshoot with production budget for specialized equipment, crew, location rentals, paid models etc.
Writing: 

  • Collection of essays/articles; short stories; poems; zines 

A full length song, mixed and mastered

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Tier 3: $10k–25k Grants
Mid-level projects that require a significant amount of thought, planning, and effort to execute. These projects may take around 2 months to complete and may require outsourced labor. You will be required to provide a detailed breakdown of how the funds will be used. Some samples of works that could fall under this category include (but are not limited to):

Mid level video productions: Videos between 90 seconds to 3 minutes

  • Short films (fiction, non fiction, experimental, etc); Short Documentaries
  • Detailed production budget for specialized equipment, crew, location rentals, paid talent, post production, production insurance, etc.

Mid to low level music production:

  • An EP, fully mixed and mastered

Illustration/Design: Accepting both Digital and/or Physical

  • A small digital static artwork series (at least four pieces)

Murals or Environmental scaled paintings
Complex animation projects
Projection mapping artwork
A DocuStyle Photo Series comprised of more than one shoot with production budget for specialized equipment, crew, location rentals, paid models etc.
Short Form Video Games: App, PC, etc.

  • Production budget for design, development and testing

Tier 4: $25k–$50k Grants
High level projects that require more time, planning, labor and resources to execute. These projects may take anywhere from 3 months to complete and probably require outsourced labor. You will be required to provide a detailed breakdown of how the funds will be used. Some samples of works that could fall under this category include (but are not limited to):

Mid to High level video productions: Videos between 3 minutes to 5 minutes

  • Short films (fiction, non fiction, experimental, etc); Short documentaries
  • Detailed production budget for specialized equipment, crew, location rentals, paid talent, post production, production insurance, etc.

Mid level Music Production:

  • An EP, mixed and mastered; An LP/full length album, mixed and mastered

A substantial and complex artwork series
Environmental sculptures and installations
An extended photo series or photo essay
Longer-form written works such as: Collection of short stories/essays, a novella
A Medium Form Video Game: For App, PC, or Console

Tier 5: Big Ideas Grants
Show us what’s outside of the box. These are your big dreams that we want to help make come true. Highly intensive projects that require the most time, additional labor, and expenses to execute and create. You will be required to provide a detailed breakdown of how the funds will be used. Fewer of these grants will be given out vs the lower tiers. Some samples of works that could fall under this category include (but are not limited to):

High level video productions: Over 5 minutes long

  • Long term documentary projects; Short films (fiction, non fiction, experimental, etc)
  • Detailed production budget for specialized equipment, crew, location rentals, paid talent, post production, production insurance, etc.

High level music productions

  • Full length LP/Album, mixed and mastered

High level photo productions

  • Multiple photoshoots; high production level and quality; a photography book
  • Detailed production budget for specialized equipment, crew, location rentals, paid models etc.

An extensive and complex artwork series
Large scale environmental sculptures and installations
A long form video game: Mainly PC or Console

  • Production budget for design, development and testing

Head over to our Arts Help hub for more information

Full details and application terms can be found over here