Grants available for fact-checking programs

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 second phase, GROW, will provide grants totaling up to US$1 million. Each recipient in this phase will receive up to US$50,000.

The deadline for the second phase is Sept. 7.