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Find similar grantsNews Innovation Fund Grant Program is sponsored by Australian Government (GrantConnect). The News Innovation Fund Grant Program will run over two financial years from 2026-27 to 2027-28 and is part of a broader government initiative.
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gov.au. More information on how to spot an email scam can be found on ScamWatch. Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts 271003 - Media and Communications ACT, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, QLD, NT, TAS, Administered Territories The News Innovation Fund Grant Program will run over 2 financial years from 2026-27 to 2027-28.
This program is part of the News Media Assistance Program (News MAP), which aims to support public interest journalism and safeguard media diversity. This program aims to support Australian news producers and enabling organisations to increase their commercial sustainability and improve the resilience of the sector through the funding of innovative new projects. There is a total of up to $31.
5 million available over 2 years for the program. Grants will be from $10,000 to $9 million. The program will have two streams.
Eligible applicants can apply for funding for activities that align with the outcomes under one of the following streams: **Stream 1: Journalism Production** Activities that increase journalism production and distribution including increasing training and staffing.
Applicants may apply for new projects that meet one or more of the following: * improve or expand core news content produced and distributed digitally * activities that develop the capacity and capability of Australian organisations to produce or expand their digital core news content, * establish and support the emergence of new journalism in under-represented areas and/or underserved audiences in Australia (i.e. ‘news deserts’).
**Stream 2: Organisational Support** Activities that support internal capacity building and commercial sustainability of Australian core news producers.
Applicants may apply for new projects that: * develop or engage resources to build organisational and business capacities, * diversify the avenues of support for the digital core news producers, through commercial means; and/or * realise innovative economies of scale across multiple organisations in the provision of digital core news content.
* have an Australian business number (ABN) * are registered for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) * have an account with an Australian financial institution.
and are one of the following entities: * an entity, incorporated in Australia * an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the _Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006_ (Cth) * a company limited by guarantee * an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust * an incorporated association * an incorporated not for profit organisation or registered charity Find the full eligibility criteria in the grant opportunity guidelines.
Total Amount Available (AUD): Estimated Grant Value (AUD): **From** $10,000. 00 **to** $9,000,000. 00 Instructions for Application Submission: business.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Not specified in current information, likely Australian news publishers or organisations involved in news innovation. Applicants should consult official notice for details. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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