NEWS - JOURNALISM PARTNERSHIPS - PLURALISM

This grant supports projects enhancing media pluralism and democratic debate in the European Union. It addresses challenges faced by news media sectors—such as economic pressure from digital transformation, shrinking newsrooms, and media deserts—by strengthening local, regional, and public interest journalism. The goal is to maintain a diverse, independent, and trustworthy information space, contributing to democratic engagement and accountability. Funded projects must establish schemes supporting news media outlets, professionals, and organizations specializing in pluralistic and independent journalism, with at least 60% of grant funding distributed to these entities.

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Agency	CREA (EU)
Region	EU
Country	N/A
Legal form	NGO, Other
Start date	22 Oct 2026
End date	4 Feb 2027
Max funding	Not specified; total budget for 2027 is 7,000,000 EUR. At least 60% of each awarded grant must be redistributed via funding schemes for news media entities and independent journalism.
Budget	7,000,000 EUR in 2027
Coverage	At least 60% of the awarded grant must be dedicated to funding third parties (news media outlets, organizations, or professionals).

Grant application conditions

Admissibility conditions	Proposal page limits and layout as described in Part B of the Application Form. Mandatory annex: Declaration on Standards and Independence (from coordinator and all partners).
Eligible countries	Described in the call document (focus on the European Union).
Eligibility conditions	Further eligibility details as described in the call document.
Financial and operational capacity	Requirements described in the call document.
Legal and financial set-up	Described in the call document.
Applicant type	Applicant organisations must be able to set up funding schemes supporting news media outlets, organizations, and professionals. Non-profit and civil society organisations are particularly encouraged.
Mandatory activity	All proposals must implement a funding scheme to support third-party news media entities.
Funding distribution	At least 60% of the total grant amount must be allocated to direct support for eligible news media third parties.
Documentation	https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/CREA-CROSS-2027-JOURPART-PLURALISM

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