AfroPoP Rolling Call
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Ongoing rolling call for documentary and narrative features for AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange series.
What They Fund:
- Documentary films
- Narrative feature films
- Contemporary stories from across the African diaspora
- Stories about arts, politics, family, culture, education, environment, and more
Geographic Scope: African diaspora (international)
Focus Areas:
- African diaspora storytelling
- Contemporary narratives from Black communities globally
- Cultural exchange programming
- Arts, politics, family, culture, education, environment themes
Series Information:
- AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange launched in 2008
- Only series of its kind on public television
- Season 16 includes both documentary and narrative features
- Available on BPM website and WORLD's YouTube channel
Distribution: Projects selected air on public television and streaming platforms (WORLD, PBS.org)
Contact Information:
- Address: 8 W. 126th St., Ste. 0D3117, NY, NY 10027
- Phone: (212) 234-8200
- Website: blackpublicmedia.org
What Black Public Media Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2020 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
Black Public Media Inc reported $23K in grants for 2023 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2020, its most recent itemized filing.
- Grants in 2020
- 2
- Total given
- $20K
- Median grant
- $10K
- By dollars: Texas 50%, Minnesota 50%. Top recipient cities: Houston, TX; Saint Paul, MN.
Example grants
Houston Cinema Arts Society · Houston, TX
Black media story summit grant
$10K
Twin Cities PBS · Saint Paul, MN
Black media story summit grant
$10K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- BIPOC
- Arts
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