“Tarbell aims to distribute at least $10M in funding by the end of 2027 to support ambitious journalism on AI.”In its own words: tarbellcenter.org
Tarbell Center for AI Journalism's grants of $50k-$500k+ to outlets and teams, nonprofit or for-profit, to build AI reporting capacity through new reporting teams, investigative units, verticals and new media ventures.
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Funds outlets and teams building capacity to cover AI (new reporting teams, investigative units, verticals, new media ventures) across eight focus areas, mostly with 1-year grants for now; there is an open round, but the grants team mainly sources grantees proactively and only formally evaluates proposals it is very likely to fund, judging impact, reach, counterfactual impact, feasibility and viewpoint diversity.
On applying “We prioritize supporting journalism that is unlikely to be produced otherwise.” tarbellcenter.org
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How to apply
- Applications
- Open · closes 11 Dec 2026
This round closes 11 Dec 2026 - Who can apply
- New organisations, Organisations, For-profits
Application form on the programme page; this round closes 11 Dec 2026. Only proposals very likely to be funded get a formal evaluation.