For this screenwriting grant, the funds are awarded to the writer or writer/director and can be used for cost of living expenses and childcare while the filmmaker works on the project. Filmmakers have also used the funds for research trips, consultants, developing materials, and table reads, but the general expectation is that these funds can help offset some of the need to take on other freelance work or side projects to supplement their income and allow filmmakers time to solely focus on their scripts.