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
Report for America Host Newsroom Application
Grant up to $25,000 from The GroundTruth Project
Report for America draws on successes of national and community service movements, as well as recent innovations in local news. An initiative of the nonprofit media organization The GroundTruth Project, it … Last updated July 30, 2022
| Applications open | Deadline: October 3, 2022 | Recurring
GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Grants
Grant from The North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
The Foundation provides grants of $25,000 and above to organizations working to help meet the educational and health needs of today’s society and future generations. … Last updated July 30, 2022
| Applications open | Deadline: October 1, 2022 | Recurring
NIHCM Journalism Grants
Grant up to $1,000,000 from The National Institute for Health Care Management
NIHCM Foundation supports timely health care journalism that informs efforts to improve the health of Americans and that examines emerging health issues and their implications for cost, quality and access. … Last updated July 30, 2022
| Applications open | Deadline: September 28, 2022 | Recurring
Media Law School
Training from University of South Carolina School of Law
The Media Law School, hosted by the University of South Carolina School of Law and College of Information and Communications, and sponsored by the American Board of Trial Advocates, provides selected journalists with the … Last updated July 30, 2022
| Applications open | Deadline: September 5, 2022 | Recurring
Mebane Foundation Grants
Grant from Mebane Foundation
The Foundation asks that you first complete a phone interview with its president. At that time it will be able to let you know whether your proposal generally meets the Foundation’s objectives … Last updated July 30, 2022
| Applications open | Deadline: January 1, 2023 | 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
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Freelance Fellowship
Fellowship up to $2,500 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Provides cash awards to assist independent journalists with investigative projects. Created in 2008, the fellowships are awarded for project proposals which demonstrate impact, breadth and significance. Proposals that deal with … Last updated July 30, 2022
| Applications open | Deadline: August 29, 2022 | Recurring
Educator of Color Scholarships
Fellowship, Rolling up to $870 from Investigative Reporters & Editors
Provides assistance to attend a Data Bootcamp for Educators. The bootcamps will take place in 2022: July 11-15 (virtual); July 25-29 (Loyola University Water Tower Campus); August 1-5 (virtual). Funded by the Lumina Foundation and Syracuse … Last updated July 29, 2022
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The Science Fund for Investigative Reporting
Fund, Rolling from Science Magazine
Science has a long history of investigative journalism, from a pioneering look at the shaky science of dietary fat to a recent exposé on predatory publishers and a data-driven study of who illegally downloads scientific papers. Thanks … Last updated July 19, 2022
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Global Reporting Grants
Grant, Rolling up to $10,000 from Pulitzer Center
Applicants must include in their proposal letters of commitment from news outlets with significant reach to publish or broadcast their work, and we look favorably on applications for reporting that will appear in … Last updated July 19, 2022
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 July 19, 2022
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Data Journalism Grants
Grant, Rolling up to $20,000 from Pulitzer Center
The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit organization that supports independent global journalism, is seeking applications for innovative data-driven journalism projects that spotlight underreported issues. This opportunity is open … Last updated July 19, 2022
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Gender Equality Grants
Grant, Rolling from Pulitzer Center
The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit organization that supports independent global journalism, is seeking applications for investigative data-driven projects on issues related to gender equality and the empowerment … Last updated July 19, 2022
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Machine Learning Reporting Grants
Grant, Rolling up to $25,000 from Pulitzer Center
The Pulitzer Center encourages proposals that use advanced data mining techniques, such as machine learning and natural language processing, to solve a data or reporting problem related to a journalistic … Last updated July 19, 2022
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Taken: Civil Asset Forfeiture Grants
Project, Rolling from Pulitzer Center
Taken is a collaborative, investigative reporting effort supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, that mobilizes regional investigative newsrooms in America’s heartland to scrutinize property seizures by law enforcement and … Last updated July 19, 2022
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News Revenue Hub Accelerator
Membership, Rolling from News Revenue Hub
The News Revenue Hub helps digital newsrooms develop top-to-bottom loyalty strategies that build lasting relationships with news consumers — inspiring trust, engagement and long-term financial support. Custom-built News Revenue Engine contributions management … Last updated July 19, 2022
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Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation Grants
Grant, Rolling up to $50,000 from Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
Where The Foundation Works The Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation funds across the South, but given the region’s size and complexity, it focuses the majority of our efforts in priority places where … Last updated July 19, 2022
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United States Journalism Emergency Fund Application
Emergency Fund from International Women’s Media Foundation
This is an application for the United States Journalism Emergency Fund, created by the International Women’s Media Foundation in partnership with Craig Newmark Philanthropies. To qualify for this Fund, you … Last updated July 19, 2022
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Golden Leaf Foundation Open Grants Program
Grant, Rolling up to $200,000 from Golden Leaf Foundation
The Open Grants Program is designed to make it easier for applicants to submit a proposal to Golden LEAF and to make funding opportunities available throughout the year. Eligible applicants … Last updated July 19, 2022
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FIJ Emergency Grant: Threats to Democracy in the U.S.
Grant, Rolling up to $10,000 from Fund for Investigative Journalism
he Fund for Investigative Journalism today launched an emergency grant program for stories on threats to democracy in the United States. Emergency grants are available for investigative stories that break … Last updated July 19, 2022