Tilskudd til samiske nyhets- og aktualitetsmedier

Medietilsynet (the Norwegian Media Authority) administers this grant scheme, presented on its own page under the heading "Tilskot til samiske nyheits- og aktualitetsmedium" (Grant for Sámi news and current affairs media). It is part of Medietilsynet's media support schemes (Mediestøtte).

The scheme's purpose, quoted verbatim: "Tilskottsordninga skal legge til rette for demokratisk debatt og meiningsdanning i dei samiske samfunnet og stimulere til produksjon av at breitt journalistisk innhald retta mot den samiske befolkninga, i tillegg til å fremme utvikling av dei samiske språka." In English: the scheme shall facilitate democratic debate and opinion-forming in the Sámi communities, stimulate the production of broad journalistic content aimed at the Sámi population, and promote the development of the Sámi languages.

The page states the application deadline as "Søknadsfrist: 30. april 2026" (application deadline 30 April 2026). It further notes that funds will be allocated in autumn 2026: "Tildeling av midlar vil skje i løpet av hausten 2026."

According to the page, eligible media must have the Sámi population as their main target audience or regularly publish news content in a Sámi language; be an established news and current affairs medium published in Norway; be editorially independent with a responsible editor (ansvarleg redaktør); have a minimum of 700 subscribers; publish at least five self-produced editorial stories weekly across at least 48 weeks a year and at least 480 self-produced stories annually; and have met these requirements for at least one full calendar year before receiving support. The page lists coverage in North Sámi, Lule Sámi, South Sámi, Pite Sámi, Ume Sámi, and Skolt Sámi.

The page refers to "produksjonstilskott" (production grant) and "tilskott til enkeltsaker" (grant for individual cases) but does not print any specific amount or budget figure. No funding figures or currency are stated on this page, so they are omitted here.

For questions, the page directs applicants to contact "tilskuddsamiskemedier@medietilsynet.no", and links to a guidance page, "Slik søker du om tilskott til samiske nyheits- og aktualitetsmedium" (how to apply), together with the governing regulation and previous years' allocation overviews (2022–2025).