The Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation is inviting applications for NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants to support organizations and strengthening the communities.
Grant Categories
The Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation, NBC and Telemundo owned television stations will fund organizations that are doing work in three specific areas: Youth Education and Empowerment, Next Generation Storytellers and Community Engagement. These grants are general operating grants, and your application will be reviewed based on your overall work and impact in your local community.
Youth Education and Empowerment
In-school and out-of-school programs that equip youth with the tools they need to succeed, including STEM/ STEAM education and youth entrepreneurship.
Next Generation Storytellers
Programs that promote access and develop pathways for emerging talent and youth voices from underrepresented communities to explore careers in arts, news, sports and entertainment.
Community Engagement
Programs that enable individuals to engage and volunteer in their communities.
Funding Information
NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants will award $2.5 million to nonprofit organizations in 11 NBC and Telemundo owned television station markets.
The grant program will provide unrestricted funds to eligible nonprofits with total expenses between $100,000 and $1,000,000.
Grant award will not be over 30% of the organization’s total expenses.
Eligibility Criteria
Organization must be a tax exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Fiscally sponsored organizations are eligible. If you are a fiscally sponsored organization, please work with your fiscal sponsor to complete the application.
The applying organization’s total expenses must be between $100,000 and $1,000,000.
The applying organization’s revenue must be greater than $100,000.
The applying organization must have been in existence and in operation for at least one year.
Organization must not have received any cash, grant funding, or sponsorship from Comcast NBCUniversal or an NBC and/or Telemundo owned television station in an amount equal to or exceeding $10,000 per year during any of the past three (3) years. This includes but is not limited to previous Project Innovation winners, previous NBCUniversal Local Impact Grant winners Comcast NBCUnites partners, or NBC/Telemundo owned station partners and Comcast Corporation or Foundation grantees.
NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants will only award one grant per Tax ID number, across all eleven markets. If your organization shares a Tax ID number, please coordinate internally as only one application across all markets will be accepted for consideration as a finalist for a grant.
Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation and NBCUniversal Local and committed to supporting the interests and needs of the diverse communities.
The following organizations are not eligible to apply:
Labor Organizations, Causes or Programs
Political Organizations, Causes or Programs
Religious Organizations, Causes or Programs
Schools, Educational Institutions and their affiliated fundraising entities and foundations (including elementary, secondary and universities). Fiscally sponsored schools are not eligible.
Organizations that won a Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation grant between 2022 and 2024 are not eligible to apply for this year’s grant program.
