List of the Best Documentary Grants to Fund Your Film

Humanities for All is a grant program that supports projects from Californians, encourages greater public participation in humanities programming, particularly by new and/or underserved audiences.

Vision Maker Media funds Native American and Alaska Native media at all stages of development.

The World Cinema Fund supports exclusively the production and distribution of feature films and feature-length documentaries.

IJ4EU’s Investigation Support Scheme provides grants of between €5,000 and €50,000 to support cross-border investigative projects in Europe.

Catalyst is Sundance Institute’s film financing program. We aim to build a culture of partnership between independent investors and filmmakers.

The Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program (DFP) prioritizes support for independent nonfiction films with budgets under $1,000,000 USD.

The AFAC Documentary Program supports creative documentary films in the Arab region. The program welcomes submissions of short and medium-length documentary in production and post-production, and feature documentary film projects that are in development, production or post-production phases.

Submit your documentary to #MIPDOC Project Pitch in #Cannes and you could be a finalist on stage pitching for funding and co-production opportunities.

The Sloan Distribution Grant is a $50,000 grant awarded by Film Independent to a film that is entering its distribution phase.

The IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund supports in-depth explorations of original, contemporary stories that integrate journalistic practice into the filmmaking process.