Holocaust Research Education & Documentation Grant Program
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- The Claims Conference accept applications only from registered non-profit organizations and research institutions (exceptions for film, new media and social media applications).
Other requirements
- Projects must be about the persecution of Jews by the Nazis and/or their collaborators, or its consequences.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Individuals
- Not eligible: If a grant request has been previously rejected, one may not resubmit for the same project.
- Not eligible: Projects and areas that the Claims Conference does NOT fund
- Not eligible: Fine arts projects, such as art exhibitions, music performances, and theater arts
- Not eligible: Fiction literature and personal memoirs submitted by individuals
- Not eligible: Memorial ceremonies, monuments, and memorial sites
- Not eligible: Capital projects
- Not eligible: Conferences, except those of unique and exceptional merit
- Not eligible: Public lectures and programs for general audiences
- Not eligible: College or university courses
- Not eligible: Student trips to authentic Holocaust sites in Europe
- Not eligible: Programs or assemblies for individual schools
Overview
The Holocaust Research Education & Documentation Grant Program, managed by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, aims to support projects related to Holocaust education, research, and documentation. Eligible applicants include registered non-profit organizations and research institutions. The program provides funding for various categories, including archival projects, educator training, and innovative media formats. Applicants must ensure that their projects align with the program's mission to preserve the memory of the Holocaust and assist Jewish victims of Nazi persecution.
Matching Funds Requirements
Current Renewal Applications will be considered for 50% support.
Documentation: Exceptional Funding Maximum Percentage Request AllowedDocumentation: Artifact Collection 90%
The grantee is responsible for securing the remaining sources of matching funding.
they were expended during the grant period;they were in the pre-approved budget;they are accompanied by proof of expenditure.
Eligibility
Projects must be about the persecution of Jews by the Nazis and/or their collaborators, or its consequences.
The Claims Conference accept applications only from registered non-profit organizations and research institutions (exceptions for film, new media and social media applications).
Ineligibility
The Claims Conference does not accept applications from individualsIf a grant request has been previously rejected, one may not resubmit for the same project.Projects and areas that the Claims Conference does NOT fund
Fine arts projects, such as art exhibitions, music performances, and theater arts
Fiction literature and personal memoirs submitted by individuals
What Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 124
- Total given
- $542.14M
- Median grant
- $145K
- Range
- $100–$135.79M
- By dollars: New York 53%, Florida 14%, California 9%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Brooklyn, NY; Los Angeles, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 16% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Amer Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY
Social welfare
$135.79M
Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island · Brooklyn, NY
Social welfare
$53.66M
Selfhelp Community Services Inc · New York, NY
Social welfare
$49.57M
Goodman Jewish Family Services Inc of Broward County · Davie, FL
Social welfare
$25.95M
Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA
Social welfare
$25.89M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Jewish
- Education
- History
- Humanities
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