Google News Equity Fund 2022 for small and mid-sized publishers

Application Deadline: July 21st, 2022

Google has launched a ‘News Equity Fund’, a global commitment to provide financial support and opportunities to news organizations that primarily serve underrepresented communities.

The Fund aims to strengthen inclusion, further empower a diverse news ecosystem, and specifically support small and medium sized publishers creating original journalism for underrepresented audiences around the world.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Small and medium-sized news organizations producing original news for underrepresented audiences.
• The News Equity Fund is open to independent newsrooms employing between 1 – 50 full-time journalists (FTE).
• Eligible applicants may include for-profit or nonprofit traditional news organizations, digital natives, newsletters, podcasts, radio and/or TV broadcasters, and trade press associations whose members cover underrepresented groups.
• Eligible applicants should publish journalistic content regularly.
• Eligible applicants need to have a focus on core news provision, i.e. not lifestyle, sports.
• Eligible applicants must have a verifiable digital presence (such as a website primarily providing journalistic content) and have been in full operation for at least 12 months.
• Incorporated or registered associations or organizations, registered academic or non-profit bodies representing underrepresented journalists and organizations are all eligible to apply as long as you are based in one of the eligible geographies.
• Government-owned entities or entities affiliated/owned by a political party are not eligible to apply.
• Only online applications in English will be considered.

Funding:

• Funds will be disbursed in one installment. Funding amounts will vary depending on the size of the newsroom and number of eligible applications received.

Selection Process:

• Initial selection of proposals will be done by teams of Google staff who have knowledge and experience in digital publishing and journalism in the regions detailed above.
• Google will also work with established third party organizations to further confirm our selections.
• Applicants will then be contacted by email and offered funding before being asked to sign a funding agreement with Google.
• Selected applicants will then be required to enroll with our designated payment provider in order to receive the funding.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Google News Equity Fund 2022