The International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) is providing a select number of grants of up to $10,000 to NGOs based in Africa and Asia under its Small Grant Fund Program for media based work

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The International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) is providing a select number of grants of up to $10,000 to NGOs based in Africa and Asia under its Small Grant Fund Program. The projects proposed should focus on “promoting professionalism and independence in media in one of the following ways:

* Journalism training, to include basic reporting skills, environmental reporting, business and economics reporting, investigative reporting, and other specialized reporting skills.
* Media advocacy, to include education on the value of professional media, development of media legislation, community outreach, and training in issues related to free media.
* Institutional development of media and media-related institutions, to include support for equipment and operational costs

Grants to individuals, study grants and travel grants will not be funded under this program.

The application procedure to apply for the grant is as follows:

In lieu of a formal application or proposal, IREX requests that interested organizations submit a brief letter of inquiry, of no more than two pages, to help determine whether the proposed project would address IREX’s present interests.

The letter should include:

• A description of the project proposed
• The purpose of the project for which funds are being requested
• Problems and issues the proposed project will address
• Information about the organization conducting the project
• Estimated total project cost and a list of major expenses (not to exceed US$10,000)
• Period of time for which funds are requested

Inquiry letters will be reviewed on a rolling basis and if they meet IREX’s current interests, the grant seeker will be asked to submit a formal proposal.

There is no deadline given. Proposals can be sent by email, mail or fax. For more information, visit http://www.irex.org/programs/sgf/index.asp