Call for Grant Applications – Indigenous Community Media Fund
Application Deadline:
January 26, 2025
About Organisation
Cultural Survival is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the rights of Indigenous peoples worldwide. The organization works with Indigenous communities to support their efforts to preserve their cultures, languages, and traditional knowledge. Cultural Survival provides resources, advocacy, and funding opportunities to help Indigenous communities access the tools and support needed to strengthen their media and communications. Their programs focus on enhancing Indigenous self-determination, cultural sustainability, and political participation, especially in areas related to media and community communication. Through initiatives such as the Indigenous Community Media Fund, Cultural Survival strengthens Indigenous voices and supports community-driven media projects that promote social, environmental, and political change. With a focus on empowering marginalized groups such as Indigenous women, youth, and other genders, the organization promotes inclusivity, capacity building, and long-term sustainability of Indigenous media platforms.
About the Grant
The Indigenous Community Media Fund (ICMF), supported by Cultural Survival, provides funding to strengthen Indigenous community media and radio stations. This funding is intended to improve media infrastructure, enhance transmission systems, and provide training opportunities for community journalists. The fund aims to promote the sustainability of community media managed by Indigenous Peoples by supporting projects that focus on organizational development, policy advocacy, and communication strategies that increase political and community participation. The ICMF prioritizes projects that include women, marginalized genders, and youth, and this year, the fund particularly seeks to support environmental justice projects addressing climate change, including prevention and mitigation strategies for natural disasters. The fund supports initiatives that enhance the capacity of Indigenous media, promote the right to Indigenous communication, and help communities advocate for their rights. Projects funded by the ICMF have addressed a range of issues, from legal processes to access media frequencies to the development of innovative content related to Indigenous rights, climate change, and cultural heritage.
Who can Apply?
The Indigenous Community Media Fund is open to Indigenous community radio stations, networks, collectives, and other media managed by Indigenous Peoples. This includes networks of Indigenous communicators, especially women communicators, as well as collectives focused on muralism, photography, and other media forms like written press, community television, and multimedia production. Applicants must demonstrate that their media outlets or projects are community-based, managed by Indigenous Peoples, and have a strong connection to the communities they serve. Projects should address local communication needs, promote the active participation of women, youth, and other marginalized genders, and support the sustainability of Indigenous media initiatives. Preference is given to proposals that prioritize the use of Indigenous languages, promote Indigenous cosmovisions, and contribute to the advancement of Indigenous rights, including environmental justice and the protection of cultural heritage. Applicants should also ensure that their projects align with the fund’s objectives, such as strengthening community infrastructure, building capacity in communication and technology, and advocating for legislative support for Indigenous media.
How to Apply?
Applicants should submit a narrative proposal and budget in English, Spanish, French, or Portuguese, following the formats provided by Cultural Survival. Radio or video productions, or portfolios of related work, should also be included with the submission.
Application Deadline
The deadline for submitting applications is January 26, 2025.
Last Date To Apply
For more information, please visit the grant website here.
