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NC Local News Lab Fund opens next round of grant applications

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On July 6, the North Carolina Local News Lab Fund at the North Carolina Community Foundation will open a new round of grant applications powered by expanded funding and partnerships.

This upcoming round of grants will invest in NC Local News Lab Fund’s existing network of trusted messengers and news organizations, new partners, and projects that meet emerging news and information needs in North Carolina’s marginalized communities.

Since 2017, the NC Local News Lab Fund has made more than $2.4 million in grants backed by a coalition of funders who believe that sustainable, resilient, inclusive news and information networks are essential to healthy communities and a healthy democracy.

Read more on the NC Local News Lab website, including 2022 grant application details.