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Foundation Funding
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. -
Foundation Funding
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. -
Foundation Funding
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. -
Foundation Funding
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. -
Foundation Funding
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. -
Foundation Funding
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. -
Foundation Funding
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. -
Foundation Funding
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. -
Foundation Funding
Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices Grant Program
08/07/25
Supports awards ranging from $50,000 to $300,000 for the digitization of rare and unique materials that deepen the public understanding of underrepresented communities. The 2026 grant cycle is the last one and will be by invitation only. -
Foundation Funding
Caregiving Engagement Grants
01/14/25
WETA is offering $10,000 community engagement, teacher training and production grants in conjunction with the upcoming two-hour documentary Caregiving. This grant is now closed. The deadline was February 19, 2025. -
Foundation Funding
Recordings at Risk
01/14/25
CLIR's Recordings at Risk grant program awards $10,000 - $50,000 to preserve "at-risk" recorded content. We expect to see the next round open in the fall of 2026. -
Foundation Funding
American Graduate: Jobs Explained 2.0
12/16/24
With CPB funding, WNET opens the second round of American Jobs Explained. Ten television stations will be chosen to join this innovative program connecting young people to new career pathways through social media videos. Stations receive support in media production and fundraising, along with a $90,000 grant. This competition is now closed. The deadline was February 21, 2025. -
Foundation Funding
The American Revolution Initiative (PBS)
12/06/24
Up to $45,000 is available for station grants from PBS LearningMedia. Stations may seek funding to create classroom content for PBS LearningMedia, host in-person teacher learning events, or both. The target audience for content and activities created from the education grants are teachers of grades 3-12, especially those teaching U.S. history, civics and English language arts. This grant is now closed. The deadline was February 28, 2025. -
Foundation Funding
Press Forward Infrastructure Open Call
11/14/24
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 were due January 15, 2025, and selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal. This open call is now closed. -
Foundation Funding
Executive Editorial Integrity and Leadership Initiative
11/08/24
50 six-month fellowships are available to station managers of CSG-qualified public broadcasting stations through a partnership between CPB and Poynter. The program is designed to strengthen editorial leadership and provide custom instruction on how to build capacity within public media.This grant is now closed. The last deadline was December 6, 2024.
