Deadline: 10 November 2023
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism has announced a Beyond Print Grant Program opportunity for publishers conducting experiments related to print reduction and digital revenue growth, key pillars of the Institute’s mission to develop solutions for the next era of local journalism.
Funding Information
- The Institute will provide a limited number of grants, of up to $25,000 each, to support strategic experimentation that will result in transformative change toward a print transition.
- Duration: The grant term will run from January 2024 through June 2024.
Elements
- To be eligible for this grant opportunity, projects must explicitly address at least one of the following eight elements of a print transition plan:
- revenue transition from print to digital
- newsroom content, capabilities, and workflows
- print and digital product development and user experience
- technology system evolution
- customer service planning
- customer communication planning
- manufacturing and distribution planning and contracts
- financial modeling
Guidelines
- U.S.-based local news organizations of all kinds that currently distribute a print product may apply regardless of business model or print frequency.
- Projects must explicitly address at least one of the eight elements of a print transition plan with the ultimate goal of reducing print frequency.
- Top leadership within the organization must sign off on the proposed project and be fully committed to efforts to reduce print frequency.
- Organizations that already received funding for their Beyond Print work during the initial cohort OR through API’s implementation grant program are not eligible to apply.
- Funds may not be used for the continuation of existing projects or programs.
For more information, visit Lenfest Institute.
