Applications for the 2025-2027 Local Journalism Initiative are now being accepted

News Media Canada and the Community Media Coalition, represented by the Community Radio Fund of Canada, are pleased to announce that applications for the 2025-2027 round of the Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) are now being accepted.  

Established in 2019, the LJI is delivered by three not-for-profit organizations with the mission to provide funding to Canadian media organizations to support the creation of original civic journalism that covers the diverse needs of underserved communities across the country. 

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