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Press Forward open calls is a grant from Press Forward (coalition including Knight Foundation) that funds local news organizations and infrastructure initiatives across the United States. Press Forward is a national network of funders committed to revitalizing local news through a pooled fund housed at The Miami Foundation.
Open calls support projects in four areas: strengthening trusted local newsrooms, accelerating shared infrastructure for news production, closing inequalities in journalism coverage and practice, and advancing public policies that expand access to civic information. Funding flows through a national pooled fund, aligned grantmaking by individual funders, and funder-led local chapters in dozens of communities.
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Press Forward's Funding Opportunities to Support Local News Press Forward Funding Opportunities Press Forward is a network of funders committed to revitalizing local news across the country. All investments are guided by the four funding priorities below .
How Press Forward operates Coalition funding are being invested in three ways: Press Forward coalition partners have come together to contribute to a national pooled fund for local news, housed at The Miami Foundation. The fund hosts open calls for funding and invests directly in local news initiatives. Learn about the grantees in Press Forward’s Open Call on Infrastructure and on Closing Local Coverage Gaps.
The bulk of funding committed to Press Forward so far is being invested through Aligned Grantmaking, where individual funders give directly to local news initiatives. Press Forward will provide a platform to enable funders to coordinate Aligned Grantmaking to local news organizations or issues areas. Learn more about where this funding is going.
Press Forward Locals are funder-led coalitions working to ensure their communities have access to the reliable local news and information residents need to thrive. Each chapter has committed to supporting a local pooled fund or investing in news collaborations that build common purpose and strengthen the local news ecosystem. Learn more about the local chapters.
All Press Forward funding will be given in one or more of the following areas: Strengthening local newsrooms that have the trust of local communities There is a growing movement of community-focused journalism across the nation that is shifting how the critical stories of our time are being told. We need to make bold investments in local news organizations and the networks that support and grow them.
Accelerating the enabling environment for news production and dissemination We need to scale the infrastructure required to support a thriving, independent local news sector, expanding shared services and tools—from legal support to membership programs.
Closing longstanding inequalities in journalism coverage and practice We must move resources to newsrooms and organizations that are improving diversity of experience and thought along with the availability of accurate and responsive news and information in underserved communities and economically challenged news deserts .
Advancing public policies that expand access to local news and civic information We need new frameworks and robust coalitions to advance policy ideas that expand access to news and information while strengthening the First Amendment and protecting the independence of local journalists.
Press Forward Bloomington and Monroe Led by Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County Led by Indiana Philanthropy Alliance, Glick Philanthropies and Lumina Foundation Press Forward Lake County Press Forward Kansas City Led by Health Forward Foundation Press Forward Rhode Island Led by Rhode Island Foundation Led by Maine Community Foundation Press Forward NE Wisconsin Led by Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Led by Yakima Community Foundation Led by Arkansas Community Foundation Press Forward Central Appalachia Led by Appalachia Funders Network Press Forward Central Appalachia Led by Appalachia Funders Network Press Forward Central Appalachia Led by Appalachia Funders Network Press Forward Central Appalachia Led by Appalachia Funders Network Press Forward Middle Tennessee Led by Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Led by The Vermont Community Foundation Press Forward Northern Michigan Led by Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation Led by Wyoming Community Foundation Led by Wichita Foundation Press Forward Southern Arizona Led by Community Foundation for Southern Arizona Press Forward Northeast Iowa Led by Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque Press Forward Central Appalachia Led by Appalachia Funders Network Led by the North Carolina Local News Lab Fund Press Forward North Carolina Led by North Carolina Local News Lab Fund, Kate B.
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Smith Reynolds Foundation Led by Thornburg Foundation and the New Mexico Local News Fund Led by New Jersey Civic Information Consortium and Community Foundation of New Jersey Press Forward Mississippi Led by McKnight Foundation Press Forward Central Appalachia Led by Appalachia Funders Network Led by Blue Grass Community Foundation Led by Gates Family Foundation and the Colorado Health Foundation Led by John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation and The Chicago Community Trust Press Forward Springfield Led by Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln Press Forward Central Valley Led by James B.
McClatchy Foundation Press Forward Inland Empire Led by Inland Empire Community Foundation Press Forward Silicon Valley Led by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Press Forward Central Pennsylvania Led by The Steinman Foundation Press Forward Pennsylvania Wilds Press Forward Philadelphia Led by The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Press Forward Southwestern Pennsylvania Led by the Center for Media Innovation at Point Park University Press Forward North Florida Led by the Community Foundation of North Florida Press Forward South Florida Led by The Miami Foundation Led by the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Led by El Paso Community Foundation Press Forward North Texas Led by North Texas Community Foundation and the Addy Foundation Press Forward San Antonio Led by San Antonio Area Foundation
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Organizations working in local news, journalism infrastructure, and coverage gaps in underserved communities; eligibility varies by specific open call. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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