EJN Media Grants for East African Media Outlets to Investigate Environmental Crimes 2024 (up to $15,000) | APPLY NOW

This informs the public about the EJN Media Grants for East African Media Outlets to Investigate Environmental Crimes 2024. Details about the Program are given below.

EJN Media Grants Outlets to Investigate Environmental Crimes 2024

About EJN Media Grants Outlets to Investigate Environmental Crimes 2023

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimates that the illegal wildlife trade is worth about $23 billion per year globally, making it the fourth largest illegal trade after trafficking in drugs, humans and weapons. Wildlife crime and trade—rampant in East Africa as both a source and transit point—not only threatens the survival of flora and fauna but also has a bearing on climate change, security, economic stability and human health.

Program Details

The nature of these crimes involves a complex transcontinental chain, from source countries—many in Africa—to destination countries such as China, Vietnam and Thailand, linking poachers to transporters to exporters to processors to wholesalers to retailers to end users, according to the Financial Action Task Force Report on Illegal Wildlife Trade, 2020.

Eligibility

Grants will be awarded competitively through a judging process. The panel of judges will consist of Internews staff and experts in environmental reporting. Following a first-round review, potential grantees will be shortlisted. The jury may interview shortlisted applicants to seek further information on the proposed activities. The jury will then reconvene again after the interviews to make a final selection of the grantees.

The jury will evaluate all eligible applications and makes funding decisions based on the availability of funds, the program objectives, and the following assessment criteria:

  • overall quality and investigative potential of the proposed project
  • financial viability and cost-effectiveness of the proposed project
  • the ability of the applicant to carry it out
  • geographical spread of the grantees

Preferred applicants will:

  • demonstrate a concrete connection with an outlet in Asia and a clear plan for collaboration
  • make use of innovative tools to support their investigations
  • outline a detailed strategy to disseminate their work to a wide audience

EJN Media Grants Outlets to Investigate Environmental Crimes 2023 Application

  1. Fill in the online application form by clicking the “Apply Now” button located on the top right of the page.
  2. If you have an existing account, you’ll need to log in. If not, you will need to create an account by clicking “Join the Network” on the top right of the page.
  3. If you start the application and want to come back and complete it later you can click “Save Draft.” To return to your draft, you’ll need to go back to the opportunity and click “Apply Now” again to finalize the application.
  4. All applicants are required to submit a budget with the application form. Please refer to this template to build your project budget.

Applications submitted after the deadline will not be accepted. Please consider submitting at least one day in advance of the deadline to avoid any issues.  If you encounter difficulties with submitting your application or have questions about the grants, please email info.ejn@internews.org. 

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 12 October 2023.

Open this link for more details about EJN Media Grants Outlets to Investigate Environmental Crimes 2023.

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