Investigative Journalism

  • Investigative Journalism

    PBS Climate Engagement Initiative Grants

    11/06/23

    Up to $35,000 is available for station community engagement and education projects to amplify local stories addressing climate change. Currently closed. The deadline for round 2 was January 31, 2024.

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    National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation Journalism Grants

    03/16/23

    This foundation supports a variety of health reporting projects, including mental health. Grants support reporting, as well as research, data visualization and documentary promotion. Grant competition opens each fall.

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    State Government Coverage 2.0

    10/12/22

    The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will make two-year awards to three or four applicants for increased state government coverage. This grant is currently closed. The last deadline was January 31, 2024

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    Dangers and Opportunities of Technology: Perspectives from the Humanities (DOT)

    10/03/22

    NEH will fund 9-12 awards of up to $150,000 for podcasts, online videos, websites, and other resources that examine how current social and cultural issues are significantly shaped by technology. Deadline: September 12, 2024.

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    EWA Reporting Micro-Fellowships

    09/06/22

    $5,000 mini-fellowships are offered for education reporting projects. Applicants must be members of the Education Writers Association (EWA). This funding opportunity closed on September 15, 2022.

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    Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

    12/13/21

    The Mellon Foundation was identified as one of the top funders of journalism and public media by Inside Philanthropy in 2021. They are a longtime funder of public broadcasters, including arts programming.

  • Investigative Journalism

    Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

    12/10/21

    Mellon is a long standing funder of public broadcasting. Program areas include Arts and Culture, Journalism, and Higher Learning. They have invested significantly in arts organizations during the pandemic.

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    Combatting Disinformation in Communities of Color

    08/09/21

    This funding opportunity closed on September 15, 2021.

  • Investigative Journalism

    Report for America (RFA) 2022 Host Newsroom Partners

    08/09/21

    This funding opportunity closed on September 30, 2021

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    Pulitzer Center

    07/29/21

    The Pulitzer Center supports journalism in areas including local stories, environmental journalism and data journalism. Grants typically range $10,000 - $20,0000.

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    U.S. Press Freedom Accountability grants

    10/05/20

    $2,000 - $5,000 is available for reporting on press freedom violations and accountability in relation to coverage of protests against police violence. Rolling deadline beginning October 1, 2020.

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    Ford Foundation

    07/24/17

    The Ford Foundation's focus post-2020 is on challenging inequality. Grants for media focus on informing the public about complex social issues. Documentary funding is available through the JustFilms program.

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    Knight (John S. and James L. Knight Foundation)

    02/22/17

    The Knight Foundation was the top funder of journalism and public media between 2014-2018, according to Inside Philanthropy. They invest in local journalism, as well as tools to improve revenue generation for journalism, combating misinformation, schools of journalism, and reaching underserved audiences. Giving is limited to the 26 designated Knight Communities.

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    Robert R. McCormick Foundation

    12/03/14

    Grants support news literacy, journalist training, civic education and engagement, and veterans issues.

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    Online News Association

    11/10/14

    ONA's Challenge Fund, seeds local news experiments in journalism education with $35,000 micro-grants.

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