# EU money to run a funding scheme for independent news media

_In arrivo · Status as of Tuesday 20 October 2026, 23:29 (Brussels time)_

## In brief
- European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) funds Creative Europe.
- The grant goes up to €2,500,000 and covers up to 90% of eligible costs.
- Applications run from Thursday 22 October 2026 to Thursday 4 February 2027, 17:00 (Brussels time).

## Key facts
- **Funder:** European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
- **Programme:** Creative Europe
- **Who can apply:** Association, Company, Foundation, Other public body, Self-employed professional, University or research body
- **Area:** European Union
- **Instrument:** Grant
- **Total budget:** This figure must be checked in the official call
- **Maximum grant:** €2,500,000
- **Funding rate:** 90%
- **Minimum project cost:** not stated in the call
- **Published on:** Tuesday 20 October 2026
- **Opens:** Thursday 22 October 2026 (time not stated)
- **Closes:** Thursday 4 February 2027, 17:00 (Brussels time)
- **Procedure:** Ranking
- **How to submit:** EU Funding & Tenders portal
- **Application language:** Aragonese
- **Difficulty:** 3/5
- **Chances:** Cannot be estimated

## It suits you if…
- You want to run a scheme that gives grants to independent news media.
- Your organisation is a legal entity with its registered office in an eligible country.
- You can work alone or build a consortium with partners from eligible countries.
- Your association, company, foundation, university or public body can carry out activities in several EU countries.
- You can cover the part of the budget that the grant does not pay.

## It is not for you if…
- You are a private individual: natural persons are not among the eligible applicants.
- You only want to fund your own newsroom: the funding scheme for third parties is compulsory.
- You are an EU body: EU bodies cannot be part of the consortium.
- You are under an EU exclusion decision or EU restrictive measures.

## What you need
- Registration of your organisation and every partner in the Participant Register, before you submit.
- Application Form Part A, filled in online.
- Application Form Part B, with the project description, within the page limit of the call.
- Part C of the application.
- Signed Declaration on Standards and Independence from the coordinator and every partner.
- Plan for the funding scheme for third parties, with the share of the grant that the call requires for news media.
- Partners from eligible countries and a consortium agreement, if you apply as a group.

## How to apply
1. Register your organisation in the Participant Register of the EU Funding and Tenders Portal, where you also submit the application.
2. Decide whether you apply alone or with a consortium, and check that the activities reach enough EU countries.
3. Design the funding scheme for third parties and any accompanying activities such as training or legal advice.
4. Write Part B and the budget, then collect the signed declarations from all partners.
5. Submit Parts A, B and C on the portal before Thursday 4 February 2027, 17:00.

## Official source and checks
- Official act: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/crea/wp-call/2027/call-fiche_crea-cross-2027-jourpart_en.pdf
- Official page of the call: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/CREA-CROSS-2027-JOURPART-PLURALISM

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