November 6, 2025 – The North Carolina Local News Lab Fund today announced $590,000 in grants to 23 local news and community organizations. In a year marked by natural disasters, federal funding cuts, and the need to navigate uncertainty, these investments back trusted journalists and communicators to reinforce a strong local news and information ecosystem that serves communities across North Carolina.
The Fund’s grant recipients are trusted local news and community organizations across the state that are ensuring communities can access reliable and useful information and make informed decisions about their lives. Building upon a round of capacity building and emergency public media grants distributed earlier this year, these grants bring the Fund’s total 2025 grants awarded across North Carolina’s news and information ecosystem to $1.49 million.
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