How much funding does Leibner Cooper Grant provide?

Leibner Cooper Grant provides $2,500 in funding.

When is the deadline for Leibner Cooper Grant?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

Leibner Cooper Grant

LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BROADCASTING

Foundation Annual Grants for Journalism History Grants

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Funding Amount

$2,500

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Leibner Cooper Grant

Funder: Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF), in association with the Broadcast Education Association and the Leibner Cooper Family Foundation

Award Amount: $2,500

Focus Areas: Creative productions on the history of media, including documentaries, news stories, multimedia projects, and sports productions focused on historical issues, figures, and/or events related to media

Eligibility: Faculty members who are producing eligible creative projects

Award Frequency: Annual

Background

The Leibner Cooper Family Foundation was formed by Carole Cooper and her late husband Richard Leibner. For more than 50 years, their talent agency, N.S. Bienstock, represented leading TV journalists, including Anderson Cooper, Megyn Kelly, Steve Kroft, David Muir, Norah O'Donnell, Robin Roberts and Bill Whitaker.

Recent Winner

The 2025 grant was awarded to Danielle Beverly, assistant professor of art and art history at the University of Texas at Arlington, for her documentary "Eyes on the Prize Reclaimed," which explores the significance and legacy of the landmark 1987 TV history of the civil rights movement.