Max Funding
Up to $1M
Due Date
Apr 24, 2026

Application Type
Full Application
FUNDER DETAILS
FUNDER TYPE
Corporate
FUNDING FREQUENCY
Annual Grant
FUNDING DURATION
One-Year Grant
USE OF FUNDS
Programs/Projects, General Operating, Capacity Building
RESTRICTIONS
Unrestricted
ELIGIBILITY
âś… 501(c)(3) Organizations, âś… Nonprofits with an Affiliate Sponsor
PROGRAM AREAS
Youth, Education, Sports, Arts & Culture, Community Development, Journalism, Technology, Health, STEM Education, Entrepreneurship
LOCATIONS
California, Massachusetts, Illinois, Connecticut, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Florida, Washington DC
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.
Areas of focus:
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.
About The Grant
Requirements
Organization must be a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Fiscally sponsored organizations are welcome to apply. If you are a fiscally sponsored organization, please work with your fiscal sponsor to complete this 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.
Grant award will not be over 30% of the organization’s total expenses.
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 NBCUniversal partners, or NBC/Telemundo-owned station partners, and Comcast Corporation or Foundation grantees.
The applying organization must be located within one of the 11 NBC and Telemundo-owned television markets (DMAs).
FOUNDATION NAME
The Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation
FUNDER TYPE
Corporate
CONTACT
Not Provided