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Folks, please share the link for our Fediverse Multimedia Grants.
We have funding for creators to make podcasts, artist's portfolios, webcomics, music stores, video streams, or brand new kinds of channels here. And we pay developers to help them be successful.
Our deadline is Wed 4 Nov 2026. It only takes a few minutes to apply.
https://socialwebfoundation.org/2026/10/07/call-for-proposals-fediverse-multimedia-grants/
@ErickaSimone @evan Yeah its legit! If you need a developer to partner with, let me know!
With Pixelfed and Loops, there are a lot of possibilities.
@falsfiction both are fine!
It's hard to find a word that means artist, web comics maker, video blogger, podcaster, musician, painter, photographer, streamer, etc. etc. etc.
I used "publisher" or "creator" interchangeably.
Anyway, the indie game review creator on Peertube is right on the money. You should apply!
@evan I'm a little confused here. Is there some sort of federated youtube alternative that you're trying to get content for? Would it require exclusivity of the content????
@MongooseStudios there are a few! Loops and Peertube are video platforms. Or even using Mastodon, or another platform. And, no, the content doesn't have to be exclusive.
@evan Thank you for reminding me of @joinloops which I had run into and meant to try! I've now emailed them in case they're interested in collaborating on a grant proposal. Hope you get a delightfully varied range of applicants!
@evan Just applied!! Hope we overlap, we JUST saw the post, is there a way to double check before submissions close that we're on topic, or if we aren't to send in something else??!
@fastfrwrd no, I don't think there is. Did you read the CFP?
@evan Yes! But it was not clear (maybe we're a bit dense) we still were not sure what was being sought. Is it a new kind of post type for Mastodon, is it an Influencer fund, can it be a special mastodon instance that makes special types of posts?? Stuff like that. It was not super clear but perhaps, again, we're just dense.
It's to make video channels, podcasts, web comics, streams, or other visual or audio content on the Fediverse. You partner with a developer so you have tech help and so they can fix bugs and add features you need.
So let's say you want to make a new podcast on the Fediverse. You find out who makes podcasting software, like Castopod or Funkwhale, and you ask them to apply with you. You both get money. Then you work together to make your podcast.
@evan
Is this just for developers? For 20 grand I'd get back to podcasting lol.
@Capheind no. It's for everyone. We are funding creator/developer teams. The creators launch something new, and the developers help them. And hopefully it makes the platform better!
@Capheind you can read the details on the linked blog post. Which is, you know, why the link is there.
@evan
Yeah this part gave me that impression.
"we are announcing a new program of grants for multimedia software and creators. In this program, we are asking software developers and publishers to partner to make new and better content on the Fediverse."
Seemed a bit software focused but if its not neat.
Nothing for broke bloggers? Or is that for writers of the Fedi planned yet! 😊 @evan
@WeirdWriter it's a great idea. I think we're concentrating on Multimedia for these grants, but you should find a long-term developer partner like write.as, WordPress or Ghost.org and make the case.
@WeirdWriter for example, a combination of written text with the same text read aloud would be a great submission!
@evan Oh I got the business email for my streamer pal! I'll send her this link 👍️
@evan is this for real Evan? Because I only have two days but I’m with it.