Funding applications for stream 1 closed on 20 April 2022.
The Australian Government has announced a total of $10 million (GST exclusive) in grants to support the provision of public interest journalism in regional Australia. A total of $8 million is available for hiring cadets and $2 million is available for upskilling journalists.
Grant funding is available through two funding streams:
- stream 1: Cadetships—will support eligible regional media organisations to hire new cadet journalists who will be funded for two years.
- stream 2: Training—Funds to support regional media organisations to upskill existing journalists. Guidelines for stream 2 training grants will be released separately.
Eligible grant activities include:
- The selection and onboarding of a new cadet journalist
- The employment of a new cadet journalist
Opportunities to apply for the $2 million Training stream (stream 2) of the Journalist Fund will be announced following the opening of the present Cadetship grant funding.
Applications for stream 1 are now open and will close 5pm (AEDT) on 20 April 2022.
More information
Guidelines are now available and can be found at GrantConnect.
- Apply
- Frequently asked questions – Journalist Fund (Cadetship Stream) PDF: 212 KB
- Frequently asked questions – Journalist Fund (Cadetship Stream) DOCX: 130 KB
- Fact sheet—Journalist Fund
- Fact sheet—Journalist Fund PDF: 138 KB
- Fact sheet—Journalist Fund DOCX: 142 KB
The Journalist Fund, will support the provision of public interest journalism in regional Australia.