Grant Center For Public Media

The Grant Center for Public Media is public broadcasting's premier source for grant seekers, providing a one-stop shop for funding opportunities tailored specifically for public broadcasting stations, along with related news, resources, and tools to help you make your case.

A partnership between America's Public Television Stations (APTS) and Greater Public, the Grant Center is a subscription service available to all public media organizations. To learn more about the Grant Center's services or to subscribe, visit the sign up page. Find a grant in our searchable grant database.

 

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What's New

  • Digital Media, Investigative Journalism, News

    Press Forward Infrastructure Open Call

    01/15/2025

    The second open call from Press Forward (the $500 million funding collaborative that aims to support local news) focuses on strengthening the infrastructure in newsrooms. They are looking for scalable, replicable or new solutions to common challenges to sustainably creating and disseminating local news. 20-30 grants ranging $500,000 - $1.5 million are available to stations alone or as part of a collaboration. LOIs are due January 15, 2025, and selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal.

  • Digital Media, Arts and Humanities, Diversity, Documentary

    Publishing Historical Records in Collaborative Digital Editions

    05/01/2025

    Up to $160,000 is available from the National Archives to publish online editions of historical records. Note that this grant will not fund documentary production but could enhance a historical documentary effort. This grant is currently closed. We expect to see the next competition with a deadline of May 2025.

  • Dropout Prevention, K - 12 Education, Science and Technology, Teacher Training

    Discovery Research K-12

    11/12/2025

    NSF's Discovery Research K-12 program seeks to enable advances in student and teacher learning of the STEM disciplines. Depending on the project type, up to $5 million may be awarded. Next deadline: November 12, 2025.

  • Arts and Humanities, Digital Media

    Archival Projects

    11/01/2025

    The National Archives' NHPRC will award up to $150,000 for digitizing historical records collections. Eligible historical records include documents, photographs, born-digital records and analog audio and moving images. This grant is currently closed. We expect to see a new competition with a deadline in November 2025.

  • Arts and Humanities, Youth, Digital Media, Documentary

    Grants for Arts Projects

    07/11/2024

    The NEA Grants for Arts Projects program supports creation, engagement, learning and livability in communities through grants ranging from $10,000 to $100,000. (1-1 match required). The 2024 competition has closed. We expect to see two competitions in 2025 with deadlines in February and July.