Open Call for Proposals: Communities Leading on AI (Humanity AI)
Open Call for Proposals: Communities Leading on AI (Humanity AI) supports communities through innovative, community-led work that builds their collective power to shape how AI is built, governed, and used.
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Funder: Doris Duke Foundation
Due Dates: October 21, 2026 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $10 million in total initiative funding
Summary: Supports innovative U.S.-based, community-led work that strengthens communities’ collective power to shape how AI is built, governed, and used.
Key Information: The call focuses on education, labor and economy, and humanities, arts, and culture.
Description
Presented by the Doris Duke Foundation, this open call is part of Humanity AI, an initiative spearheaded by 10 leading philanthropies. It supports innovative U.S.-based work that strengthens communities’ collective power to shape the development, governance, and use of artificial intelligence. The priority is for communities to lead decisions about AI rather than simply respond to its development and use.
The call centers on three issue areas: education; labor and economy; and humanities, arts, and culture. The foundation lists the opportunity under its National Program for Arts, which advances performing artists’ careers and supports new ways of conceiving, producing, and sharing their work. This opportunity specifically emphasizes community leadership and collective power in shaping AI.
