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Citing the strong quality and high quantity of proposals, Press Forward doubled the number of recipients and funding for local news organizations in its first Open Call for proposals.
Two hundred and five small local news outlets — including one in every U.S. state — will receive a share of $20 million to close persistent coverage gaps in their communities, thanks to funding from Press Forward, the nationwide movement to strengthen communities by reinvigorating local news.
“Motivated by the extraordinary quality and number of proposals,” Press Forward says it is funding twice as many news organizations as it anticipated initially through its first open call. The recipients — the majority receiving $100,000 in general operating support — were selected from a total of 931 proposals from newsrooms with annual budgets of less than $1 million.
The grant recipients are a mosaic of independent, non-partisan sources reimagining what local news looks like across America. Learn more about them at pressforward.news/grantees.
“These newsrooms are proof that we are seeing a moment of transformation, where new and longstanding leaders are stepping up to create a new story for local news,” said Dale R. Anglin, director, Press Forward. “Each of these newsrooms plays a vital public service role in its community — providing trustworthy local news and information in places where no other sources may exist. Independent newsrooms need community support to survive. We hope that more people will subscribe and donate to them.”
The public can join in supporting local newsrooms across the country by donating to the Press Forward