About
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) is dedicated to furthering innovation and establishing best practices in the field. Thanks to support from YouTube via the Google News Initiative, the IFCN has $1 million in grant funding available for established fact-checking units that are pursuing projects around video production, tools development, audience building, and new formats testing.
Fact-checking units can apply for up to $50,000 each.
All applicants will be first evaluated by their eligibility and then judged by an independent selection committee. In addition to grant funding, accepted applicants will get exposure at Global Fact 8 in June 2021.
Grants will be distributed based on proposals including, but not limited to, the activities below:
Selection Criteria
The selection committee will review projects against the following criteria:
A member of the selection committee and/or a member of the IFCN staff will be available to offer guidance and feedback during the six-month development process. If a proposed project somehow relates to any of the selection committee members or to their past or current work, those selection committee members will not participate in that specific evaluation.
Selection committee members don’t get paid for judging projects and/or for mentoring them.
Eligibility Requirements
Fact-checking organizations that are verified signatories of the IFCN’s Code of Principles and/or organizations that have been regularly publishing non-partisan fact checks over the last three months are eligible to apply.
Applicants agree that if they are awarded a grant, the IFCN and YouTube may use data and information they provide in the initial application and subsequent reporting form with other fact-checking organizations.
Each applicant/organization may only submit one application and a budget of up to $50,000.
Terms and Conditions
June 17, 2020
Applications close
August 4, 2020
Announce recipients
Recipients will have six months to develop their projects
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