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Knight Foundation
Knight Cities Challenge
Amount
Up to $200,000
Deadline
Apr 30, 2026
Odds
~25+ grants, $5M pool
Effort
1 to 2 hrs
Can you get this?
✓Open to nonprofits, for-profits, individuals, universities, governments
✓Project must occur in a Knight community
✓Applicant must be US-based
✓Project focuses on news, economic opportunity, or arts/culture
✓Project completable within 12 months
Your real odds
Roughly 25 or more grants share a $5 million pool, so competition across all 26 communities is real.
Each project can receive up to $200,000, and there is no per-community quota, meaning a strong idea from any of the 26 cities competes directly against every other application in the full portfolio.
What it takes
Confirm project fits a Knight community and investment area1 to 2 hrs
Prepare overview, impact plan, team, timeline, and budget1 to 2 days
Submit application via Submittable1 to 2 hrs
Worth knowing
National organizations must name a local partner and detail that relationship in the application, so lining up a credible community anchor before you write a word strengthens your case considerably.
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