Last week Facebook Journalism Project (FJP) announced a $100M investment to support the news industry during the COVID-19 outbreak.
This week they announced the first 400 recipient newsrooms, which included 24 located in New England.
Publishers can begin applying for the second round of relief grants on Monday, April 13. The FJP COVID-19 Local News Relief Fund Grant Program, offers grant opportunities to help US local newsrooms continue serving communities during the coronavirus outbreak.
FJP will be hosting a webinar on Friday, April 10 at 1:30P EDT for interested newsrooms looking for more information on the grant and how to apply. Must register by Thursday, April 9 at 11:59 pm EDT.
Register for the webinar here.