Local Journalism Initiative - Changing Narratives Fund

• A total budget of 10 million dollars is allocated over 3 years starting from 2024-2025 to support the implementation of the Voices Diversity Fund.

• The applicant must be a Canadian media organization.
• The applicant must operate in one of the following fields: written press, community radio stations, community television stations, or online news services.
• The objective of the project must be to increase local civic journalism in underserved communities.
• The applicant can be a press agency, a private news organization, or a non-profit news organization.

Who is eligible?

• Press agencies
• Private news organizations
• Non-profit news organizations

Who is not eligible

• Private non-community broadcasters.
• CBC/Radio-Canada.

Eligible expenses

• Salaries or fees for hiring journalists from diverse backgrounds (including emerging journalists) to produce civic journalism for underserved communities.
• Costs associated with mentoring, training, and professional development activities for these journalists.

Eligible geographic areas

• Canadian media organizations operating across Canada.

• Funding for the Changing Narratives Fund is being delivered by a single not-for-profit organization to help protect press independence.
• The initiative will span at least the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 fiscal years.
• Guides and information resources, such as service standards and a glossary of terms, are available to applicants online.
• Content produced with this funding is made available to media organizations under a Creative Commons license.