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CFI – the French Media Development Agency, under the European Union-funded AGILE project, announces the AGILE Community Journalism Projects (AGILE-CJP) 2026 to support locally led journalism initiatives that amplify marginalized voices and strengthen access to reliable public-interest information. The program focuses on community journalism and local public-interest reporting, addressing issues that affect underrepresented groups, civic participation, human rights, and social, economic, environmental, and cultural concerns relevant to local communities. Eligible activities include identifying community information needs, producing original content and translations in local or minority languages, ethical interviews, multimedia storytelling, mobile journalism, podcast production, and dissemination through media or digital platforms, as well as collaboration with local media and community organizations. Successful projects will also benefit from technical and editorial support, including mentoring, editorial feedback, guidance on ethical and inclusive reporting, and thematic workshops.

The program provides grants of up to €15,000 per project, with a total funding envelope of €60,000. Funding covers direct and indirect project costs, with indirect costs capped at 5% and human resource costs for coordination and management limited to 25% of total eligible costs. Projects must run for a maximum of six months, starting no earlier than 1 October 2026 and ending no later than 30 September 2027. Activities consisting primarily of workshops or conferences, individual study grants, equipment purchases not directly required for implementation, organizational operating costs, academic research without journalistic outputs, promotional activities without original journalism, or activities completed before the grant agreement are not eligible.

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Applicants must be legally registered entities established in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uganda, or Uzbekistan and be directly responsible for project management. At least one team member must have successfully completed the AGILE Community Journalism Training before the grant agreement is signed. Applicants must demonstrate administrative and financial capacity to manage the grant and may submit only one proposal under the AGILE subgrant scheme, choosing either the Community Journalism Projects call or the Collaborative Reporting call. Applications must be submitted in English and include the project proposal, budget estimate, application form, legal registration documents, and bank details.

Projects must be implemented in one or more eligible countries within the specified timeframe. Applications will undergo administrative and eligibility screening before being evaluated on relevance to community needs (25%), editorial quality and project design (25%), feasibility and implementation (15%), inclusion and community engagement (15%), and project budget (20%). Projects scoring above 75 out of 100 will be shortlisted, with a reserve list established if additional funding becomes available. Applicants will be notified in writing of CFI’s decision.

Post Date: July 29, 2026