Today the Knight Foundation announced 17 innovative projects that will receive Knight Prototype Fund grants. This fund awards new grants quarterly. Got a hot idea related to media, data, or information? Need funding or other support to bring it from concept to demo? The next deadline to apply for the Knight Prototype Fund is May 1.

This fund offer grants of $35,000. Winning innovators get six months to research, test core assumptions and iterate before building out an entire project.

Open to U.S.-based nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations and individuals -- for charitable activity such as open source development, public education, etc.

Learn more and apply now. 
Deadline: May 1

The next quarterly Prototype Fund deadline will be announced soon, stay tuned.