AIR Network Newsroom Grants

Application deadline: September 23, 2024, 11:59pm (Bangkok time)

Other important dates:
Due date for any questions about the application: August 27, 2024
Grant solicitation workshop (virtual): August 29, 2024
Estimated award date: September 30, 2024

More details in the attached documents below.

The AIR Network Newsroom Grants provide up to $9,000 in funding for newsrooms in Southeast Asia to develop and implement a collaborative project with the AIR Network. The proposed projects should support the AIR Network’s objectives of strengthening investigative journalism, amplifying the impact of investigative journalism, and advancing safety and security for investigative journalists.

Geographic area
The Grant is open to newsrooms based in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. Exiled media based in these countries are eligible.

Intended impact
Investigative journalism in Southeast Asia is strengthened through strategic projects developed and implemented by local newsrooms in collaboration with the AIR Network.

Intended target audience
Newsrooms, journalists and civil society organizations in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand.

Illustrative examples of projects that the Grant is looking to fund:

• Training and capacity-building programs for AIR Network members
• Building resources or educational content for investigative journalists or newsrooms
• Creating an AIR Network “community of practice” to produce investigative journalism on specific topics/issues
• Projects that increase gender equality and social inclusion of marginalized communities in investigative journalism
• Projects that improve media viability of investigative newsrooms
• Projects that improve safety & security for investigative journalists (including physical, digital, legal, and psychosocial safety)

Examples of projects the Grant will not fund:

• Investigations that do not involve elements of regional collaboration, community-building, and capacity-building (the AIR Network has a separate investigative grant).
• Reporting projects where the sole output is media content (stories, documentaries, books, podcasts, etc.).
• Academic research

Submission method for any questions you might have about the application:
Submit questions electronically to Ian Yee (iyee@icfj.org), with copies to Sher Khashimov (skhashimov@icfj.org). The deadline for questions is August 23, 2024 at 11:59pm. The email subject line should read “Questions - AIR Network Newsroom Grants – name of organization submitting application.” All questions and answers will be shared with all interested applicants.

Submission method for final application
Submit applications electronically to Ian Yee (iyee@icfj.org), with copies to Sher Khashimov (skhashimov@icfj.org). AIR Network Newsroom Grants is not receiving paper applications for this. The email subject line should read “AIR Network Newsroom Grants – name of organization submitting application.” Technical applications and attachments must be submitted in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF. Budgets must be submitted in Microsoft Excel.

Grant solicitation workshop
A grant solicitation workshop will be held on August 29, 2024 at 2:00pm (Bangkok time, UTC +7). All applicants are encouraged to attend, but no more than two people from one organization.
Location: Zoom (link in the attached RFA below).
Confirmation: An email confirming attendance must be sent to iyee@icfj.org.
Language: The workshop will be held in English.

More details in the attached documents below.