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Let's Talk Grants!
08/30/26
Are you getting the most value from your Grant Center membership? Find out how you can make the most of our tools and save you time. -
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Media Projects: Development & Production Grants
07/29/26
Development funding of up to $75,000 and production funding of up to $700,000 is available through this NEH grant program. New guidelines have been released for the first full competition post-changes. Deadline:June 25, 2026. -
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Park Foundation
06/27/26
The Park Foundation supports media, including public broadcasting specifically. Other areas of interest include democracy and investigative journalism. LOIs are accepted on a rolling basis. -
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Sustainability Program Open Call - Collaborative Operating Models
05/23/26
The Bridge Fund’s first open call under the Sustainability Program focuses on advancing collaborative operating models across the public media system. The purpose of this initiative is to implement new operating and collaborative structures that strengthen the long-term sustainability of public media organizations while preserving their essential local service. Partners working together submit an LOI that will be reviewed on a rolling basis. -
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Collections Stewardship
04/24/26
Up to $350,000 over 3 years is available from NEH to create and implement training programs for staff members of cultural institutions. Consortia of organizations are eligible for up to $500,000. Smaller planning grants are also available. Stations with experience in digitally preserving recorded sound and moving image collections may find a fit here. This grant program now has two annual deadlines, in May and December. -
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Our Town
04/01/26
NEA's Our Town encourages partnerships of organizations to support activities that integrate arts, culture and design into local efforts that strengthen communities.These grants are now available through the Grants for Arts program, and supported activities include arts festivals, performances, and public art. Deadlines: February 25 and July 21, 2026. -
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Emergency Restructuring Program
02/17/26
This program from the Public Media Bridge Fund provides limited financial support paired with professional advisory services essential to restructuring or partnership work for stations at great risk of being unable to maintain or restore service to their communities. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. -
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Disaster Recovery Program
02/02/26
This program from the Public Media Bridge Fund provides rapid, short-term support to local public media stations facing immediate disruption from natural disasters or other unforeseen crises. Up to $100,000 is available. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. -
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JournalismAI Innovation Challenge
11/14/25
This Google New Initiative-funded challenge will award up to $100,000 to small and mid-sized journalism organizations for experimentation with AI. Read the profile to sign up for an information session and read examples of fundable projects. The 2025 competition is closed. The deadline was December 3, 2025. -
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Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) mini-grants
11/14/25
LABF provides $2,500 mini-grants to assist stations in preserving broadcast history. The 2026 grant cycle has closed. The deadline was January 15, 2026. -
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Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition
11/14/25
This new grant program from the NEH supports archival work using primary sources of many kinds, including sound recordings. The program aims to preserve historical documentation related to the founding and expansion of the country, as well as the history of American government at the federal, state and local level. Grants of up to $350,000 for organizations and $750,000 for collaborations are available. The 2026 grant cycle has closed. The deadline was January 15, 2026. We expect to see a new competition with a deadline in January 2027. -
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Public Media Bridge Fund
09/10/25
The Public Media Bridge Fund is a pooled philanthropic fund launched by Public Media Company to address the financial crisis facing local public media stations, especially in rural and underserved communities. The deadline for round 1 was November 3, 2025. -
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NIHCM Journalism Grants
09/10/25
Grants of up to $100,000 are available for local and national organizations involved in healthcare reporting. The 2025 cycle has closed. We expect the next competition to have a deadline in October 2026. -
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Grant Center Office Hours
09/08/25
Grant Center office hours are held over Zoom. Drop in every first Monday afternoons (3:00 - 4:00 p.m. ET) once a month to ask a grant question and meet others in your field. -
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Grant Center Roundtables
08/08/25
Join your grantseeking peers this fall for some virtual roundtables, hosted by the Grant Center. These are spaces for our members to network and share tips and tricks about what's working at your station. Register now for our October networking happy hour!
