AIR Network Newsroom Grants

• Eligibility Criteria
  – The AIR Network Newsroom Grants is open to any newsroom based in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand. Exiled media based in these countries are also eligible;
  – To be minimally eligible for funding, applicants must provide full, accurate, and complete information and comply with the following conditions:
  – Be legally registered or otherwise authorised to conduct business in their country or countries of operation;
  – Be able to complete implementation within the stated timeframe of September 23, 2024 to March 31, 2025;
  – Have experience in producing investigative journalism for at least three years.
• Type of Funding: Programmatic
• Target Region: Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand
• Application Language: English

The AIR Network Newsroom Grants provide funding for newsrooms in Southeast Asia to develop and implement a collaborative project with the AIR Network.

AIR Network is a five-year USAID-funded project to establish a self-sustaining investigative journalism network in Southeast Asia. Its objectives are to strengthen cross-border investigative journalism, amplify the impact of investigative projects, and advance the safety and security of investigative journalists in the region. The project is jointly implemented by Pact and the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ).

Intended impact

Investigative journalism in Southeast Asia is strengthened through strategic projects developed and implemented by local newsrooms in collaboration with the AIR Network.

Illustrative examples of projects that the Grant is looking to fund:

• Training and capacity-building programs for AIR Network members
• Building resources or educational content for investigative journalists or newsrooms
• Creating an AIR Network “community of practice” to produce investigative journalism on specific topics/issues
• Projects that increase gender equality and social inclusion of marginalized communities in investigative journalism
• Projects that improve media viability of investigative newsrooms
• Projects that improve safety & security for investigative journalists (including physical, digital, legal, and psychosocial safety)

Funding Information

The AIR Network Newsroom Grants provide up to $9,000 in funding for newsrooms in Southeast Asia to develop and implement a collaborative project with the AIR Network.

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