Local Journalism Initiative
From Canadian Heritage
The Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) supports the creation of original civic journalism that covers the diverse needs of underserved communities across Canada.
- Amount
- Not stated by the funder
- Who can apply
- Organizations
- Where you must live
- Canada
- Art forms
- Writing, Theatre, Community arts
- Application fee
- Not stated
- Kind
- Grant
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Eligibility
The following organizations are eligible for funding to administer the Local Journalism Initiative and its Changing Narratives Fund stream: a press agency a private news organization a non-profit news organization Private non-community broadcasters and the CBC/Radio-Canada are not eligible . Organizations must also operate in 1 of the following fields: written press community radio stations community television stations online news services The objective must be to increase local civic journalism in underserved communities .
What to send
Eligible Canadian media organizations interested in hiring journalists under the Local Journalism Initiative and its Changing Narratives Fund stream are invited to contact directly the appropriate organization or visit their website for details. Initial Recipients
Checked against the funder's page, September 26, 2026.
Source: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/local-journalism-initiative.html (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on September 26, 2026.
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