Fact-checking organizations are eligible for an initiative that awards a total of up to US$12 million in grants.
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute offers the Global Fact Check Fund. The fund will award grants in an open competition for one or a series of programs to support third-party organizations in strengthening the capabilities of fact-checking organizations across the world.
The fund will support verified signatories of the IFCN Code of Principles fact-checking organizations, as well as proposed partner organizations, over a three-year period.
Through multiple grant opportunities, this initiative will offer up to US$12 million in funding to recipients, in three tiers: up to US$25,000, up to US$50,000 and up to US$100,000. The fund has three phases: BUILD, GROW and ENGAGE.
The third phase, ENGAGE, will provide grants totaling up to US$2 million. Each recipient in this phase will receive up to US$100,000.
The deadline for the second phase is Sept. 3.