The Local Media Association is partnering with the Facebook Journalism Project and Lenfest Institute for Journalism to offer a total of $1 million in grants to support US and Canadian local news organizations covering the coronavirus.
LMA Offering $1M Grants For Virus Coverage
The Local Media Association today announced a grant program to help fund local newsrooms’ coronavirus coverage.
The LMA is partnering with the Facebook Journalism Project and Lenfest Institute for Journalism to offer a total of $1 million in grants to support US and Canadian local news organizations covering the coronavirus. These grants will help fill immediate gaps for resource-constrained newsrooms covering the impact of the coronavirus in their communities.
About the grant:
- Tapping into the Facebook Journalism Project Community Network grant pool, grants of up to $5,000 will be given to local newsrooms across the US and Canada to help cover unexpected costs associated with coronavirus reporting.
- Grants may be requested by for-profit or nonprofit local news organizations in the US and Canada, or freelance individuals with established working relationships with a nonprofit or for-profit news organization in the US and Canada. A complete list of criteria is available here.
- Applications can be submitted here.
- Submissions will be reviewed and awarded on a rolling basis — with winners being notified within a short window after applying — until funds are fully apportioned
- If potential applicants have any questions about the program, you can email the Facebook Journalism Project at [email protected] with “Coronavirus Reporting Grant Question” in the subject line
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