SAFE Fund

• Eligibility Criteria: Applications are open exclusively to: Current and past EMIF grantees, Fact-checking organizations that are members of the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN), Member organizations of EDMO Network consortia
• Type of Funding: Media Support
• Target Region: Europe
• Application Language: Not specified

Objectives

• Support counter-disinformation professionals facing legal, digital, or psychological threats.
• Enable journalists, fact-checkers, and researchers to continue their work safely and effectively.
• Promote a trustworthy and fact-based digital information space across Europe.

Project Themes

• Protection against legal intimidation (e.g., SLAPPs)
• Strengthening digital and physical security
• Access to psychological and wellbeing support
• Documentation of harassment and adversarial actions
• Emergency training and response
• Other urgent needs arising from targeted threats

Financial Support:
Through the SAFE: Support and Assistance Facility for Experts initiative, EMIF will provide:

• Up to €10,000 per request
• For activities planned over a maximum of three months
• Total fund allocation: €150,000 (pilot phase)

Deadline: 27 February 2026

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