Technical Development Grant Program

• Eligibility Criteria
  – The Technical Development Grant is open to all independent media outlets registered in Armenia;
  – Media outlets with ongoing Technical Development Grant funding from Internews are not eligible;
  – Applicants must submit applications in English (supporting documents can be in Armenian if English versions are unavailable);
  – A Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) from Sam.gov is required prior to receiving the subgrant.
• Type of Funding: Programmatic
• Target Region: Armenia
• Application Language: English

Internews is seeking applications for the Technical Development Grant to support complex technical upgrades that will bolster the media business and grow its audience.

After the selection of media partners, the Media Program in Armenia will conduct a technical assessment for each of them to evaluate the feasibility of their proposed projects and determine the likelihood of successful implementation. Based on these findings, the project packages and recommendations for procurement will be finalised and individual mentoring and consultancy on exploring new income generation methods during the implementation of the project will be provided.

Eligible Costs

Interventions for the Technical Development Grant may include:

• Introduction of software for newsroom convergence, optimisation of work streams, and improvement of content production.
• Access to customer relationship management tools and data. Implementation of systems for linking data analytics, audience feedback, platform delivery, and content aggregation.
• Upgrades to websites to support more interactive, multimedia content.
• Digital transformation of the organisation.
• Technical equipment. The purchase of production and other technical equipment and supplies for the organisation is allowed. It can be up to 70% of the budget with solid justification.

Funding Information

• Grant amount: 4,150,000 -10,390,000 AMD
• Number of grants to be distributed: 4 (Four), including at least 2 (two) awards to local media outlets
• Duration: Up to 12 months (The beginning of the project is scheduled for November 2024)

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