The European Union – the media freedom hub

This grant aims to continue and expand support for independent Russian, Belarusian, and Ukrainian media in exile, ensuring their ability to operate free from censorship and reach their audiences. The project strengthens a pan-European platform for media freedom, improves use of donor funding, and consolidates support networks for exiled journalists. Activities include research, financial support, development of media hubs and local support networks, and targeted training to foster sustainable, independent journalism in Europe.

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Agency	PPPA (EU)
Region	EU
Country	N/A
Legal form	NGO, Company, Other
Start date	16 Apr 2026
End date	28 May 2026
Max funding	3,000,000 EUR
Budget	3,000,000 EUR (for 2025 under the PPPA-2026-MEDIA-FREEDOM-HUB action)
Coverage	Financial support to third parties must constitute at least 70% of the total EU funding.

Grant application conditions

Admissibility conditions	Proposal page limit and layout described in section 5 of the call document. See also Part B of the Application Form.
Eligible countries	Described in section 6 of the call document.
Other eligibility conditions	Described in section 6 of the call document.
Financial and operational capacity and exclusion	Described in section 7 of the call document.
Evaluation and award procedures	Submission and evaluation processes described in section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual. Award criteria, scoring and thresholds described in section 9 of the call document. Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in section 4 of the call document.
Legal and financial set-up	Described in section 10 of the call document.
Project start restriction	The action funded under this call can only start after the current project finishes, i.e. not before September 2027.
Documentation	https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/PPPA-2026-MEDIA-FREEDOM-HUB

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Evaluation criteria

Reporting

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