Deadline: January 29, 2024
Applications are open for the Fund for Investigative Journalism Grants 2024. The Fund for Investigative Journalism provides grants and other support for reporters to produce high-quality, unbiased, nonpartisan investigative stories that have an impact. They provide support directly to investigative journalists for news stories, books, documentaries and podcasts that uncover wrongdoing by powerful people or institutions.
The Fund for Investigative Journalism was founded in 1969 by the late Philip M. Stern, a public-spirited philanthropist who devoted his life “to balancing the scales of justice.” Stern was convinced that small amounts of money invested in the work of determined journalists would yield enormous results in the fight against racism, poverty, corporate greed and government corruption.
Grants
They provide several types of grants:
- Regular grants: They review proposals three to four times a year for grants up to $10,000. The next deadline is Monday, January 29, 2024.
- Seed funding: They provide small grants, up to $2,500, for preliminary reporting that can lead to full investigations. These grants cover costs like open-records requests and initial reporting trips.
- Expedited grants: In rare cases, they provide expedited review for proposals that are extremely urgent and cannot wait for the regular review cycle. These proposals are reviewed on a rolling basis and applicants receive a decision within about two to four weeks.
- Follow-up grants: They accept proposals for timely follow-up coverage to original investigations that were produced with grants from the Fund. Grantees can apply for expedited review for follow-up grants up to $2,500.
- Emergency Grants: Threats to Democracy in the U.S.: These grants are for stories that break new ground and expose wrongdoing related to threats to democracy in the U.S. for up to $10,000. They will review proposals on a rolling basis. Grant decisions can be expected within 2-4 weeks of submission of application.
Eligibility
- Freelance journalists, staff reporters and media outlets are eligible for grants;
- Investigations can be for print, online or broadcast stories, books, documentaries or podcasts.
Application
They review applications for regular grants three or four times a year. The deadline to apply for regular grants is Monday, January 29, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. Applicants receive a decision about six weeks after the deadline.
Regular, Expedited, and Follow-up proposals are submitted through the same application form. Seed funding is submitted through a special application form. Emergency Grants are submitted through their own application form.
For more information, visit FIJ Grants.
