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Dodge Foundation in New Jersey and Paul Bass of the New Haven Independent in Connecticut were featured speakers for a LION Publishers webinar May 7 on &quot;Foundation Funding and Underwriting for Local News Sites.&quot; It was the third in a series of free webinars LION is offering for members.<\/p>\n<p>The session included a good overview of the process for applying for grant money to support local journalism, what foundations are looking for and &quot;do&#39;s and dont&#39;s&quot; when applying. 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