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Grants to assist the sustainability of Australian news publishers
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Journalism Assistance Fund
The Journalism Assistance Fund is helping the sustainability of Australian news publishers by providing a proportion of the wages for journalists producing core news content that is distributed digitally.
What do you get?
The minimum grant amount is $39,000 over three years and the maximum grant amount is $7.5 million over three years.
The grant amount per eligible journalist is $13,000 full time equivalent (FTE) per year, or $39,000 per eligible FTE journalist over three years.
If the journalist is not employed full time with the applicant, the grant amount requested should be based on a pro-rata amount of the FTE.
Who is this for?
Australian news publishers producing core news content that is distributed digitally.
About the program
The Journalism Assistance Fund Program, running over 3 years from 2025-26, was announced as part of the News Media Assistance Program (News MAP). News MAP aims to support public interest journalism and media diversity in Australia - recognising these are critical to a healthy democracy, social cohesion and informed citizens.
Organisations
producing core news content will be eligible for funding. The funding will
provide a proportion of the wages for journalists producing core news content
that is distributed digitally.
The program aims to:
- support the sustainability of Australian news publishers in the face of significant disruption to the media sector
- support the creation of digitally distributed news content
- encourage continued employment of journalists who primarily produce news that is in the Australian public interest
- build and maintain social cohesion in Australia
Contact
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