NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants
Forecasted
NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants supports local nonprofits with operating funds for youth education, storytelling, and community engagement to help young people succeed and strengthen community unity.
Funder: NBCUniversal
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $2.5 million total in 2026; individual awards capped at 30% of organizational expenses
Summary: Unrestricted operating grants support local nonprofits working in youth education, emerging storytelling, and community engagement.
Key Information: The address on the organization's Form 990 must fall within a participating television market's eligible ZIP codes.
Description
NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants is an annual competitive program run by Comcast NBCUniversal and NBC and Telemundo-owned television stations. It provides unrestricted, general operating support to local nonprofits strengthening their communities. Applications are assessed on the organization's overall work and local impact, rather than a single proposed project. The 2026 program supported organizations in 11 participating television markets.
The program has three focus areas: Youth Education and Empowerment, Next Generation Storytellers, and Community Engagement. Supported work includes academic enrichment, STEM/STEAM education, youth entrepreneurship, arts education, filmmaking and storytelling training, citizen engagement, and volunteer activities. Its goals include equipping young people to succeed, creating pathways into communications and creative careers, and fostering community unity through engagement and responses to local needs.
