project innovation

A program that gives young students greater opportunities in high school and college won a Project Innovation Grant from NBC Universal this year. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

NBC 5 and Telemundo Chicago’s Project Innovation fund awarded a grant to Humanity Rising, an organization that empowers young people to change the world through service. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

Full Spectrum Features, one of the recipients of the Project Innovation grants given out by NBCUniversal and Comcast, is a Chicago film company whose mission is to drive equity into the independent film industry by supporting women and those who are Black, indigenous and people of color. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

The Chicago Training Center uses competitive rowing to create opportunities for middle schoolers and high schoolers. The organization is one of six non-profits that won a Project Innovation grant. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports on how they will use the money.

NBC 5 and Telemundo fund money awarded to Viator House of Hospitality to help young adult immigrant men seek legal relief. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

Empowering wounded veterans to heal through art and music is the mission behind CreatiVets. The nonprofit won a Project Innovation Grant from NBCUniversal and Telemundo. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

NBC 5, Telemundo Chicago and the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation on Wednesday announced that eight local nonprofits will receive a total of $315,000 in Project Innovations 2021 grants.

Are you thinking about applying for the 2021 Project Innovation Grant Challenge and want to know more? The Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation is hosting an informational webinar to help answer your questions. Taking place at noon on Thursday, Feb. 4, the webinar will offer an overview of the application process with representatives from the Comcast NBCU Foundation. Click here to sign…

Past winners of the Project Innovation Grant are sharing strategies for the application process and what they are doing with the money now. NBC 5 Chicago, Telemundo Chicago and the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation will together award a total of $315,000 (up from $225,000) to a maximum of 12 community organizations in the Chicago area in May 2021. Apply for the Project…

Hear from Carmen Scott Boria from BUILD Chicago, Kate Monteleone from Neighborhood Pantries, Roneal Hall from Crushers Club and DeAnna McLeary Sherman from True Star Media, past winners of the Project Innovation Grant.

Hear from Pat Wrona from CARPLS Legal Aid, Rodrigo Levy from Code Platoon, and Lauren Schrero from The Nora Project, past winners of the Project Innovation Grant.

Promoting meaningful connections between students and their peers with disabilities is one of the missions set forth by The Nora Project, a past recipient of NBC’s Project Innovation grant. As the Project Innovation application process opens for 2021, NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports on how The Nora Project used the grant money.

NBC 5 Chicago, Telemundo Chicago and the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation has kicked off their Project Innovation grant challenge in Chicago for a fourth consecutive year Friday, and grant applications are open.

Please note: Applications for Project Innovation 2021 have now closed. Winners will be announced in Spring 2021. Learn more about Project Innovation below. Is your non-profit working to create positive change in your local community? Presented by the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation in partnership with NBC and Telemundo stations in 11 markets, Project Innovation is strengthening our communities by providing funding to…

2021 Eligibility Requirements Organization must be a tax exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Fiscally sponsored organizations are eligible. If you have any questions about applying through a fiscal sponsor, please submit a question by clicking the “Contact Us” button on the application portal. The 501(c)(3) non-profit organization must have an annual operating budget of more than $100,000 (defined by the organization’s…

Eligibility Q. My organization has yet to file a 990, are we eligible? A 990 form is required to apply for a Project Innovation grant. Q. My organization’s revenue fell short of $100,000, is there any way we can still apply? The organization must have had an annual operating budget of more than $100,000 (defined by the organization’s most recent…

NBC 5, Telemundo Chicago and the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation on Wednesday announced a total of $225,000 in Project Innovations grants will be presented to five organizations that are using innovation to tackle everyday problems and urgent COVID-19 needs in the community. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

NBC 5, Telemundo Chicago and the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation will present their Project Innovation grant challenge in Chicago for the third consecutive year when grant applications open on Jan. 10, 2020. Applications can be previewed online at nbcuprojectinnovation.com. Local non-profit organizations that are helping to move communities forward by fostering the next generation of storytellers, are encouraging a culture of…