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ActiveMacArthur Foundation · 2026

Local News

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Agency: MacArthur Foundation
Funding: Varies
Deadline: Check Source
Status: Active
Eligibility: Nonprofits, for-profit enterprises, public agencies, and quasi-governmental entities in the media sector.

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Local News is sponsored by MacArthur Foundation. Investments to foster strong local news ecosystems that strengthen civic engagement.

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Local News - MacArthur Foundation Login into your grantee account, reset your password, or submit an idea to the MacArthur Foundation. Fostering strong local news ecosystems that strengthen civic engagement. Among the many challenges facing American democracy, there is one thing that is inextricably connected to these and other problems: the steady disappearance of local news.

The journalism field has become increasingly self-aware and begun to make progress toward addressing the economic, structural, technological, and cultural challenges that have contributed to its decline. A local news renaissance is in sight if we can help accelerate the transformation underway. Latest News & Related Content Load More VIEW ALL LATEST NEWS Big Bets What is a Big Bet?

Expanding who creates, uses, and benefits from artificial intelligence. Working to ensure that the Earth stays well below a two-degrees Celsius temperature increase to avoid catastrophic global effects. Big Bets are time-limited investments in grantmaking with the potential for transformative change.

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Nonprofits, for-profit enterprises, public agencies, and quasi-governmental entities in the media sector.

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Local News is funded by MacArthur Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.

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