An open call funding community-led work that shapes how AI is governed and used, builds AI on community terms, or challenges AI deployments that do not serve communities. Issue areas include education and humanities, arts and culture. Efforts that are primarily AI literacy, primarily AI adoption, or research-only are out of scope.
Eligibility notesU.S.-based organizations, collaborations and individuals. Lead organization must be a U.S.-based 501(c)(3); an individual or informal group must apply via a fiscal sponsor or 501(c)(3) intermediary. Proposal must focus on U.S.-based communities.
RouteOfficial Humanity AI Open Call — Phase 1 initial application
DeadlineOctober 21, 2026 · 4:59pm PT / 7:59pm ET
Amount / benefit$75,000–$1,000,000 over up to 3 years. Tier 1 ($75,000–$150,000) explicitly fits emerging organizations and contained pilots.
YuCROWN fitC// Study + C// Conversations + C// Field — community-led, human-centered AI around human agency, authorship, governance, creators and culture, education and lived experience
StatusHIGH RELEVANCE / PREPARE
Next actionConfirm 501(c)(3) lead or fiscal sponsor route, then draft Phase 1 initial application
Source stateVERIFIED 2026-09-28T01:35:00Z
Open call — humanityai.ai/open-call
History
- VERIFIED — 2026-09-28 01:35 UTCOpen call page read at source: eligibility, tiers, funding range and deadline recorded as published.