The EU-funded Innovation. Media. Minds. (IMM) Programme is now accepting applications for production grants supporting independent media in the Western Balkans. These grants aim to promote pluralism of expression, strengthen cooperation with Public Service Media (PSM), and enhance audience-focused reporting on topics like cultural exchange, rule of law, governance, and environmental issues. Grants of up to EUR 30,000 are available, with a total budget of EUR 90,000. Eligible applicants must be independent media outlets in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, or Serbia, with a formal agreement to broadcast content with a Western Balkan PSM. Applications are open until 13 November 2024 via the Goethe Application Portal (GAP).