"These organizations all face challenges, yet they are publishing regularly, building training programs, developing AI tools and creating new revenue streams. They're finding ways to serve audiences when high-quality information is increasingly hard to find. SUSTAIN grants give them the runway to execute plans for future growth without sacrificing their core work in the meantime."
"The awards arrive as fact-checkers worldwide face shrinking institutional funding, fewer platform partnerships and rising demand for fact-checking. That pressure is not limited to smaller or newer organizations. Established outlets across every region are navigating the same contracting landscape."
"SUSTAIN grants are unrestricted, a departure from earlier Global Fact Check Fund programs that paid for specific projects. Recipients can use the money for fundraising, new revenue streams or day-to-day publishing, and reporting requirements are lighter than in past rounds."
The International Fact-Checking Network at the Poynter Institute distributed $750,000 through its SUSTAIN Global Fact Check Fund program, providing $30,000 grants to 25 fact-checking organizations worldwide. Recipients span regions with information scarcity including Ukraine, Venezuela, Syria, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, alongside established media environments in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Spain, France, and the United Kingdom. Fact-checkers globally face declining institutional funding, reduced platform partnerships, and increased demand for their services. SUSTAIN grants are unrestricted, allowing organizations flexibility in allocating funds toward fundraising, revenue development, or daily publishing operations. This approach differs from previous programs that funded specific projects, enabling recipients to pursue growth strategies while maintaining core fact-checking work.
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