Grant
Belk Foundation Fall Cycle
Grant from Belk Foundation
The Belk Foundation doesn’t just invest with money. The foundation invests with time, with advocacy, with action. It pursues its mission with a hands-on approach, working “on the ground” and … Last updated February 19, 2026
| Recurring
Health and Wellbeing Grants
Grant from Santa Fe Community Foundation
The Health & Wellbeing grants cycle takes place in the spring each year, in conjunction with the Community Health Funders Alliance. The 2022 spring grants cycle RFP opens April 1, … Last updated February 20, 2023
| Recurring
Walton Family Foundation Grants
Grant, Rolling from Walton Family Foundation
Grants to organizations are made in three areas: improving education, protecting rivers and oceans and the communities they support, and investing in Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta region. The … Last updated October 8, 2025
| Recurring
Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship for Editorial Writing
Fellowship, Grant up to $100,000 from Society of Professional Journalists
The Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship was established to enable a mid-career editorial writer or columnist to have time away from daily responsibilities for study and research. The cash award allows … Last updated August 29, 2025
| Recurring
Renaissance Journalism Grants and Fellowships
Fellowship, Grant from Renaissance Journalism
Renaissance Journalism offers a limited number of grants in support of its initiatives designed to promote equity and social justice through improved journalism and storytelling. Renaissance Journalism accepts applications by … Last updated September 20, 2025
| Recurring
NMV’s Continuous Investment Cycle
Grant from New Media Ventures
New Media Ventures funds for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations building progressive power. NMV’s primary focus areas are media & narrative, organizing & advocacy, and elections & civic engagement. … Last updated February 28, 2024
| Recurring
Rory Peck Trust Assistance Grants
Grant, Rolling from Rory Peck Trust
The Rory Peck Trust’s Therapy Fund covers the cost of treatment for freelance journalists who would benefit from professional psychological support. Journalists are constantly exposed to stress and pressures that affect … Last updated September 20, 2025
| Recurring
Reporters Without Borders Individual Support
Grant from Reporters Without Borders
The Assistance Desk of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) provides financial and administrative assistance to professional journalists and citizen-journalists who have been the victims of reprisals because of their reporting. In … Last updated September 20, 2025
| Recurring
Gary Marx Scholarship
Grant up to $1,825 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Established by long-time IRE member David Jackson who established the Gary Marx Journalism Fund to honor a trusted Chicago Tribune colleague, Gary Marx, and hopefully to inspire the new generation … Last updated December 2, 2025
| Recurring
Napoli Management Group TV Scholarship
Grant up to $1,507 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Established by the Napoli Management Group to assist aspiring early-career watchdog journalists, who would not have the financial means, in receiving training at the IRE Conference. Who is eligible? Early-career … Last updated December 2, 2025
| Recurring
Eric B. Sager Scholarships
Grant up to $1,531 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Established through an estate gift by the late Eric B. Sager, an IRE member from West Virginia, who worked mainly in trade publications. Who is eligible? U.S.-based journalists and independent … Last updated December 2, 2025
| Recurring
Jennifer Leonard Scholarship
Grant up to $1,531 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Established by former IRE president David Cay Johnston to honor his wife, Jennifer Leonard, the president of the Rochester Area Community Foundation and a national leader in promoting ethical standards … Last updated December 2, 2025
| Recurring
R Bootcamp Scholarship
Grant up to $370 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Funding provided by the Park Foundation and the Ottaway Family Fund to strengthen coding skills for journalists, educators and students. Who is eligible? Anyone who has an interest in learning … Last updated December 2, 2025
| Recurring
Python Bootcamp Scholarship
Grant up to $370 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Funding provided by the Park Foundation and the Ottaway Family Fund to strengthen coding skills for journalists, educators and students. Who is eligible? Anyone who has an interest in learning … Last updated December 2, 2025
| Recurring
Knight Foundation Funding
The Knight Foundation seeks innovative ideas that advance informed and engaged communities. To apply for funding, please submit a brief letter of inquiry. … Last updated July 30, 2022
| Recurring
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
| Recurring
NIHCM Journalism Grants
Grant from The National Institute for Health Care Management
The National Institute for Health Care Management supports timely health care journalism that informs efforts to improve the health of Americans and that examines emerging health issues and their implications … Last updated February 27, 2026
| Recurring
SPJ Foundation Grants
Grant from Society of Professional Journalists
The SPJ Foundation accepts grant proposals for projects that strengthen journalism and protect the public’s right to know. Priority will be given to initiatives that advocate for journalists and journalism, … Last updated August 29, 2025
| Recurring
Report for America Host Newsroom Application
Grant up to $30,000 from The GroundTruth Project
Report for America strengthens local newsrooms across the country by providing talent, funding and fundraising support. To date, Report for America has partnered with more than 450+ newsrooms across the … Last updated July 24, 2025
| Recurring
Golden Leaf Foundation Open Grants Program
Grant, Rolling up to $500,000 from Golden Leaf Foundation
The Open Grants Program allows applicants to apply for Golden LEAF funding throughout the year. Eligible applicants are governmental entities and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Awards in the Open Grants Program … Last updated December 2, 2025
| Recurring