Local Journalism
Voices for Democracy Open Call
Grant up to $50,000 from New Media Ventures
New Media Ventures is looking to fund early-stage nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies in categories including: Emerging media properties & platforms with a culture-first approach; Community-based reporting reaching underserved or … Last updated April 27, 2023
American Journalist Project Local News Incubator
Grant from American Journalism Project
Individuals and small teams with ideas for new local news organizations can apply for this 18-month incubator, which will provide both startup capital and expert counsel. For this cohort, the … Last updated December 18, 2022
Godfrey Wells Stancill Fellowship
Fellowship up to $1,700 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Provides assistance to the IRE Conference, June 23-26, 2022. … Last updated December 19, 2022
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R-CAR Fellowship
Fellowship up to $1,670 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Provides assistance to attend a Data Journalism Bootcamp taking place August 8-12, 2022 in Columbia, Missouri. Established by IRE member Daniel Gilbert, this fellowship is for reporters at small news organizations pursuing … Last updated April 26, 2023
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American Journalism Project Grants
The American Journalism Project began making grants to local news organizations in 2019, focusing our investments on business and operational capacity so that nonprofit local news organizations can build sustainable … Last updated June 2, 2022
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The Google News Initiative Fellowship
Fellowship up to $7,000 from Google News Initiative
The Google News Initiative, in partnership with the National Newspapers Publishers Association, the National Association of Hispanic Publishers, the Native American Journalists Association and the Association of Alternative Newsmedia, has launched the Google News Initiative … Last updated April 27, 2022
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The Fund for Local Journalism
Grant/Stipend up to $5,000 from Local Media Association / Local Media Foundation
The Fund for Local Journalism supports local investigative reporting projects that provide an important public service in communities across North America. Investigative reporting is an essential part of a healthy and … Last updated June 3, 2022
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Doris O’Donnell Innovations in Investigative Journalism Fellowship
Fellowship up to $20,000 from Point Park University
The Center for Media Innovation at Point Park University is excited to announce the return of its $20,000 Doris O’Donnell Innovations in Investigative Journalism Fellowship. This marks the third year … Last updated June 3, 2022
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Inasmuch Foundation
Inasmuch Foundation champions journalism, education, human services, and community to improve the quality of life for Oklahomans. … Last updated December 19, 2022
The Lenfest Institute
Journalism requires new business models, powerful innovations and diverse audiences. The Lenfest Institute is working throughout local news ecosystems, in Philadelphia and beyond, to crack the code on a sustainable … Last updated March 31, 2022
Knight Foundation
National foundation that invests in journalism, the arts and “the success of cities where brothers John S. and James L. Knight once published newspapers.” With regards to journalism, they invest … Last updated March 30, 2022
Local News Lab
The Local News Lab believes local news is a critical space for innovation, creativity, and community. Together, it wants all local residents to have easy access to trustworthy, relevant, and abundant news and … Last updated March 28, 2022
SJN Local Media Project
Grant from Solutions Journalism Network
The Local Media Project (LMP) is a five-year effort (launched in 2019) to establish solutions journalism-oriented collaboratives — groups of newsrooms and other civic institutions that together build trust in … Last updated March 27, 2022
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TEGNA Foundation Grants
Grant up to $5,000 from TEGNA Foundation
The TEGNA Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in communities served by TEGNA Inc. The Community Grant program serves to address local community needs. As community needs differ by region, please check … Last updated August 26, 2023
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PEN America
PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide. It champions the freedom to write, recognizing the power … Last updated May 30, 2022
Connected Coastlines Grants
Grant, Rolling up to $8,000 from Pulitzer Center
The Pulitzer Center is seeking applications from journalists who want to report stories as part of Connected Coastlines, a nationwide climate reporting initiative in U.S. coastal states. Started in 2019, … Last updated September 24, 2022
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Bringing Stories Home: Local Reporting Grants
Grant, Rolling from Pulitzer Center
Bringing Stories Home is the Pulitzer Center’s initiative designed to help local U.S. newsrooms cover the big, underreported stories that affect us all—and through education and other outreach promote the … Last updated December 15, 2022
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Pulitzer Center
Organization dedicated to raising awareness of underreported global issues. Direct funder who supports all platforms. “Largest single source of money for global enterprise reporting.” Fund 150 affiliate partners and support … Last updated March 18, 2022