CFAs: Media Program in Armenia Content Production Grants

Internews aims to issue up to seven grants under this funding opportunity, including three awards to regional media outlets. The applications of regional/local media outlets will be evaluated separately from national media organizations to ensure equal opportunities for all media.

Internews encourages applicants to include the issues of marginalized groups, including youth and displaced persons in their content production, as well as involve representatives of those groups in their work when relevant. The Media Program in Armenia actively promotes content that ensures gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) and recognizes the importance of addressing gender disparities and ensuring that media content is respectful and inclusive.

Thematic Priorities

• Among other thematic priorities, Internews encourages projects that focus on the following issues:
  • Security (including food, energy, and economic security);
  • The environment and climate change;
  • Health/wellbeing;
  • Social issues; and
  • Human rights, including the rights of minority groups.

Funding Information

• The budget will be thoroughly reviewed to ensure it is proportional and reasonable. The grants should be used to expand the media outlet’s coverage to new content areas or formats or support the scaling-up and improvement of existing content. Funds cannot be used to cover any ongoing administrative expenses of the applicant.
• The applicants are requested to provide a 5% cost share.

Eligibility Criteria

• All applications must meet the following requirements:
  • The application form should be submitted in Armenian or English.
  • Supporting documents (i.e. Certificate of registration, CVs, etc.) can be in Armenian if the English versions are not available.
  • Applicants must be registered in Armenia.
  • A portfolio of previous relevant work (in the form of links) is required in the application form.

Conditions

• Applicants are encouraged to propose projects on various topics of public interest providing solid justification on the importance of increased professional media coverage of these topics. Applicants may reference Internews’ Freedom of Expression and Media Consumption Research (FEMCR) or other recent studies on public opinion in Armenia. Program proposals should include innovative elements to diversify and enhance the media outlet’s current production scope and should aim to produce content that offers thematic diversity, versatile coverage, and an ethical perspective on issues faced by vulnerable individuals.

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