Community Listening Sprint Awards
Funding Amount
$3,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Other requirements
- Table Stakes Local News Transformation Program alumni
- News organizations participating in the Mobilizing News sprint
- United States
Overview
Overview:
The American Press Institute awarded grants to news organizations participating in the Mobilizing News sprint for Table Stakes Local News Transformation Program alumni. The grants supported community listening efforts and engagement work.
Focus Areas
- Community listening and engagement
- Building trust with communities
- Creating workflows that support audience listening
- Community canvassing
- Planning listening sessions
- Deepening community relationships
Eligibility
- Table Stakes Local News Transformation Program alumni
- News organizations participating in the Mobilizing News sprint
Geographic Scope
- United States
Funded Activities
- Moderated discussions about media coverage of communities of color
- Q&A sessions with newsroom leadership and reporters
- Listening sessions at community venues
- Social mixers connecting community members with journalists
- Informal follow-up engagement events
- Content series addressing community issues (affordable housing, growth, development, local government)
Coaching Support
- Continued coaching from community engagement experts: Elma González Lima Brandão, Najja Parker, Jesse Wright, and Carlos Virgen
Funding Source
- The Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund (joint initiative of John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and The Lenfest Institute for Journalism)
What American Press Institute Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 5
- Total given
- $224K
- Median grant
- $8,500
- Range
- $6,950–$192K
- By dollars: Florida 86%, Virginia 4%, North Carolina 4%. Top recipient cities: Sarasota, FL; Charlottesville, VA; Raleigh, NC.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Trusting News · Sarasota, FL
Trusting news partnership
$192K
Charlottesville Tomorrow · Charlottesville, VA
Election coverage and community listening fund
$10K
Enlace Latino NC · Raleigh, NC
Table stakes and knight election hub
$8,500
Beacon Media Inc · Kansas City, MO
Knight election hub
$7,000
Ohio Local News Initiative · Columbus, OH
Knight election hub
$6,950
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Journalism
- Community services
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