NEWS - JOURNALISM PARTNERSHIPS - COLLABORATIONS

This grant supports collaborative projects in the European news media sector with the aim to enhance cooperation, develop collaborative transformation, and foster sustainability and resilience across media (sub)sectors. Projects may focus on business, technological, or production transformation, such as new revenue models, mutualising costs, audience development, marketing, technical and editorial standards, innovative newsroom models, syndication networks, and exchanges of content and data. Activities can include events, trainings, exchange programmes, mentoring schemes, development of technical standards and platforms, production of guidebooks, and promotional efforts to uphold sector viability. The goal is to bring systemic change, promote mutual learning, and help media adapt to new economic and digital realities, with attention to professional standards and sustainability.

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Agency	CREA (EU)
Region	EU
Country	N/A
Legal form	Company, NGO, Government organization, Other
Start date	22 Oct 2026
End date	4 Feb 2027
Budget	7,000,000 EUR (2027 budget for this call only)
Coverage	Financial support to third parties is possible for exchange programmes, training, collaborative journalism projects, legal advice, technical tools, events, or innovation prizes, with selection managed by the grantees in a fair and transparent manner. Min/max grant sum per project is not specified in the public call.

Grant application conditions

Admissibility	Application form must respect page limits and layout as described in Part B of the Application Form. Declaration on Standards and Independence (from coordinator and all partners) is mandatory (template provided).
Eligible Countries	Eligibility described in the call document; generally open to entities established in EU Member States and other eligible countries.
Other Eligibility Conditions	Described in the call document.
Financial and Operational Capacity	Applicants must comply with financial and operational capacity checks and not be subject to exclusion as described in the call document.
Evaluation and Award Criteria	Evaluation criteria, scoring, and thresholds are described in the call document. Projects must include clear, objectively verifiable, and quantifiable performance indicators for mid-term and end of project.
Legal and Financial Set-up	Legal and financial set-up of grants as per the call document and EU requirements.
Editorial Independence	All partnerships involving editorial work must operate with full editorial independence and provide a signed Declaration on Standards & Independence.
Ecological Consideration	Projects should consider ecological footprint and describe strategies to ensure sustainable, environmentally respectful activities.
Documentation	https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/CREA-CROSS-2027-JOURPART-COLLABORATIONS

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