ClosedCommonwealth of AustraliaGovernment
Journalism Assistance Fund
Offered by Australian Government
Not published
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Verified against Australian Government's own page on 27 Aug 2026
Key facts
- Funding amount
- $13k to $7.5m
- The minimum grant amount is $39,000 over three years and the maximum grant amount is $7.5 million over three years. The grant amount per eligible journalist is $13,000 full time equivalent (FTE) per year, or $39,000 per eligible FTE journalist over three years. If the journalist is not employed full
- Status
- Closed
- Jurisdiction
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Australia (Commonwealth)
- Last verified
- 27 Aug 2026
- The date we last read this program on Australian Government's own page.
Who can apply
The funder does not publish a structured list of eligible applicant types for this program. The eligibility criteria in the guidelines on the official page are the ones that count.
Eligibility, in the funder's words
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What the program funds
The Journalism Assistance Fund is helping the sustainability of Australian news publishers by providing a proportion of the wages for journalists producing core news content that is distributed digitally. The Journalism Assistance Fund Program, running over 3 years from 2025-26, was announced as part of the News Media Assistance Program (News MAP). News MAP aims to support public interest journalism and media diversity in Australia - recognising these are critical to a healthy democracy, social cohesion and informed citizens.
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What it is for
This program is categorised under the following purposes. Each one that has a page of its own links to every other Australian grant we track for the same purpose.
How to apply
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Apply for Journalism Assistance Fund on the official site
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Where this came from
Sourced from business.gov.au, © Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Industry, Science and Resources), used under CC BY 3.0 AU (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/).
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