Grants for Reporters to produce High-quality Investigative Stories – United States

Areas of Interest

• The Board of Directors looks for: stories that break new ground and expose wrongdoing, such as corruption, malfeasance, or misuse of power – in the public and private sectors.
• The fund encourages proposals written for ethnic media and submitted by journalists of color.

Funding Information

• The maximum grant is $10,000. Grants cover out-of-pocket expenses such as travel, document collection and equipment rental. The fund also considers requests for small stipends, as part of the budget.
• Reporters who have already published an investigation with a grant from the fund can request up to $2,500 for timely follow-up coverage to the original story.

Eligibility Criteria

• Freelance journalists, staff reporters and media outlets are eligible for grants, and their investigations can be for print, online or broadcast stories, books, documentaries or podcasts.
• International story proposals must come from U.S.-based reporters or have a strong U.S. angle, involving American citizens, government or business.
• All stories must be published in english in a media outlet in the United States.
• Grants cover hard costs such as travel and data collection, and often grants also cover small stipends.
• Grants cannot be used to rent office space, purchase office supplies or buy equipment. However, grants can be used to cover the cost of equipment rental in some cases.

For more information, visit Fund for Investigative Journalism.