Opportunities
Opportunities may be grants, stipends, fellowships, free or subsidized training, or in-kind services in support of local journalism efforts. View opportunities with applications open now | View opportunities with applications accepted on a rolling basis
Solutions Visuals Fellowship
Fellowship up to $10000 from Solutions Journalism Network
The Solutions Journalism Network is accepting applications for the second round of its Solutions Visuals fellowship, part of the Climate Beacon Newsroom Initiative. While the story of climate change is … Last updated April 16, 2026
GNI Growth Catalyst Program
Grant up to $100000 from Google News Initiative
What it offers: Funding and tailored operational support to help high-performing news organizations expand into new markets. Includes up to $100,000 in financial support, plus one year of consulting, coaching, … Last updated April 13, 2026
ProPublica Local Reporting Network Fellowship
Fellowship, Grant up to $80000 from ProPublica
ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network helps produce vital, investigative journalism in communities where such stories would otherwise not be done. For these partnerships, ProPublica will will reimburse the news organization for … Last updated April 9, 2026
The McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism
Grant up to $15000 from The Harold W. McGraw, Jr, Center for Business Journalism
The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Center for Business Journalism provides experienced journalists with grants up to $15,000 and the editorial support needed to produce deeply reported enterprise and investigative stories that delve … Last updated April 9, 2026
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The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism
Fellowship from The Carter Center
The Center’s Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism support a diverse cohort of journalists deeply committed to exploring some of society’s biggest mental health challenges. Fellows are encouraged to … Last updated April 9, 2026
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Fund for Investigative Journalism: Regular Grants
Grant up to $10000 from Fund for Investigative Journalism
The Fund for Investigative Journalism provides grants and other support for reporters to produce high-quality, unbiased, nonpartisan investigative stories that have an impact. Freelance journalists, staff reporters and media outlets … Last updated April 9, 2026
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Sustainability Program
Grant up to $500000 from The Public Media Bridge Fund
Grants of up to $500,000, along with low-interest loans and advisory support, to fund implementation-ready collaborations that strengthen the long-term sustainability of public media organizations. Who it’s for: Public media … Last updated April 6, 2026
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Alaska Impact Reporting Grants
Grant up to $5000 from Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism
Reporting grants to support in-depth journalism on complex, underreported issues in Alaska. Funds may cover travel, document collection, equipment rental, data analysis, editing, and up to 50% of wages. Who … Last updated April 6, 2026
Knight Cities Challenge
Grant up to $200000 from Knight Foundation
Grants of up to $200,000 to support innovative, community-driven projects designed to create lasting local impact. Selected ideas are expected to be completed within one year. Who it’s for: Individuals … Last updated April 6, 2026
Today’s News For Tomorrow
Training from The Poynter Institute
A free training and support program providing digital preservation tools, web archiving services, and cohort-based learning to help newsrooms protect and maintain their digital content. Includes live and asynchronous training, … Last updated April 6, 2026
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Outrider AI + Nuclear Reporting
Grant up to $10000
The Outrider AI + Nuclear Reporting Fund supports journalism and multimedia storytelling projects that explain the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and nuclear weapons. Journalists may receive up to … Last updated March 23, 2026
Arts Writers Grant
Grant up to $50000 from Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
The Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant supports writing about contemporary art and aims to ensure that critical writing remains a valued mode of engaging with the visual arts. Grants … Last updated March 23, 2026
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Fund for Investigative Journalism: Seed Grants for Early Reporting
Grant up to $2500 from Fund for Investigative Journalism
The Fund for Investigative Journalism seed funding grants are for preliminary reporting for specific projects. The grants cover early reporting that can lead to full investigative projects. This includes, for … Last updated March 23, 2026
Data-Driven Reporting Project
Grant, Training up to $35000 from Northwestern University
The Data-Driven Reporting Project (DDRP) aims to support local news journalists and freelancers working on document-based investigative projects that serve local and/or underrepresented communities in the US and Canada. The … Last updated March 23, 2026
The Starling Lab Fellowship
Fellowship, Grant, Rolling up to $20000 from Starling Journalism Lab
The Journalism Fellowship at Starling Lab, a research center anchored at Stanford’s School of Engineering and USC’s Shoah Foundation, is harnessing the power of cutting-edge authentication technology and decentralized web … Last updated March 13, 2026
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Arts Journalism Fellowship
Fellowship from Wallace House at the University of Michigan
In collaboration with the University of Michigan’s Arts Initiative, the Arts Journalism Fellowship supports journalists specializing in arts reporting and criticism, addressing the decline of arts coverage in U.S. newsrooms. In addition to … Last updated March 13, 2026
Democracy Reporting Grant
Grant, Rolling from Pulitzer Center
The Pulitzer Center’s Democracy Reporting Grant supports enterprise reporting on threats to democratic institutions in the U.S. and worldwide. Focus areas include voting suppression, misinformation, election intimidation, politicization of systems, … Last updated March 13, 2026
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Our Work/Environment Reporting Grants
Grant, Rolling up to $20000 from Pulitzer Center
The Pulitzer Center’s Our Work/Environment Reporting Grants supports reporting on the intersection of climate change and labor, exploring global climate risks affecting workers, workplaces, and industries. The Pulitzer Center encourages … Last updated March 13, 2026
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One-on-One Safety Consultation
Consultation from International Women’s Media Foundation
The IWMF and its Coalition Against Online Violence partners are offering journalists the opportunity to sign up for free one-on-one safety consultations. Concerned about a recent threat, online abuse, government surveillance or … Last updated March 12, 2026
Covering Science at the Local Level: A Peer-Mentoring Community
Mentorship from The Open Notebook
The Open Notebook’s Covering Science peer-mentoring program is a diverse community of practice for local and general assignment reporters and editors who may not have a background in science but are interested … Last updated March 12, 2026