2025 Call for Projects for the Indigenous Community Media Fund

Cultural Survival’s Indigenous Community Media Fund (ICMF) gives and promotes partnerships funding to reinforce the infrastructure and transmission systems of Indigenous neighborhood media and radio stations, in addition to training chances for neighborhood reporters. Our objective is to make sure the sustainability and enhance of neighborhood media managed by neighborhoods and Indigenous Peoples. Previous jobs we have moneyed include enhancements in internal company and framework, capacity building, system of experiences in community radio and media administration, promotion of national regulations and plans that uphold the right to native interaction, and cutting-edge communication approaches to raise political and neighborhood engagement. We consider it a concern to money projects that advertise the involvement and incorporation of females, various other marginalized genders, and youths. This year, we particularly seek to sustain tasks related to environmental justice despite climate modification, including avoidance, mitigation, and response to all-natural calamities.

Quantity of financing: Indigenous area radio terminals, collectives, and Indigenous community media might look for a give of approximately $8,000 USD; and for Indigenous area media network propositions involving three or even more area media, up to $12,000 USD.

Applicants ought to send their narrative proposal and budget plan (in English, Spanish, French, or Portuguese) in the formats supplied by Cultural Survival; and send them to the e-mail address radio@culturalsurvival.org. Furthermore, they can send out or connect their radio or video clip productions with a maximum period of 5 mins, or a portfolio of their job (written, audiovisual, photographic, or mural) that represents the task sent. Social Survival’s Indigenous Neighborhood Media Fund wants, yet not restricted to, Aboriginal interaction jobs that consist of the following approaches and activities:

Jobs will certainly be examined based on the legitimacy of both the medium or team (area base, administration by Indigenous Peoples, and linkage with the neighborhood) and the proposal presented (significance to neighborhood requirements, coherence in between tasks and spending plan, and sustainability). Choice will certainly be given to efforts that strengthen Native cosmovisions and identity, produce material in Aboriginal languages, and promote the energetic involvement of women, youth, and other genders.

Growth of audiovisual, written and radio content on: Native Peoples’ civil liberties; environment change and ecological justice; background and memory from their very own viewpoint; genealogical expertise and conventional medication; food sovereignty; territorial rights; native ladies’s rights and young people; education and community communication; social and etymological heritage; and regulations and public policies. Material in aboriginal languages will certainly be extremely valued.

Exchange of experiences and strengthening of networks, including: meetings in between indigenous communicators; exchanges of knowledge and interaction techniques; mutual learning areas; festivals and exhibits of aboriginal production; and partnerships in between neighborhood media.

Social Survival’s Indigenous Area Media Fund (ICMF) gives and advertises collaborations financing to reinforce the infrastructure and transmission systems of Indigenous area media and radio stations, as well as training chances for community journalists. Our goal is to improve and ensure the sustainability of area media taken care of by areas and Aboriginal Peoples. Previous projects we have moneyed consist of improvements in internal organization and framework, ability building, system of experiences in area radio and media management, promotion of nationwide regulation and plans that promote the right to aboriginal interaction, and innovative interaction approaches to increase political and neighborhood participation.

Combination of indigenous community communication companies and media with a comprehensive approach, prioritizing the active involvement of females, youth and various other genders in interaction procedures.

Lawful procedures to access superhigh frequency and various other native area media, including advocacy activities for the democratization of communication and protection of the right to their very own communication.

Capability building in interaction, mostly targeted at females, youth and other genders, including: radio, audiovisual and written manufacturing; community investigative journalism; documents and archiving; emergency insurance coverage; and technological upkeep of tools.