In 2007, Knight Foundation will again award $5 million in grants to individuals, organizations or businesses with ideas and projects that will transform community news. Anybody, anywhere in the world is eligible for funding — if the project meets all of the following criteria:

  1. Use digital media.
  2. Involve new forms of news in the public interest.
  3. Focus on specific geographic community.

This site will begin accepting applications on July 1, 2007. Please do not try to send in applications before.

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