Press Forward Central Appalachia invites eligible news media organizations from across the region to participate in the first Rural News Fund open call, which will provide two years of grant funding and business development support.
To learn more about eligibility and award details, click the EXPLORE THE OPEN CALL button below.
Open Call Objective: This open call aims to identify a diverse group of local news organization partners with investible plans for expansion of locally-based journalism into rural at-risk and news desert counties in Central Appalachia. Qualified respondents to this questionnaire (that replaces a traditional LOI) will be invited to submit proposals for funding and business development support to add at least one locally-based journalist to an eligible county.
