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With Record 70 New Grants, Fund for Investigative Journalism Increases Support for Critical Reporting

To determine if hemp products in Wisconsin are safe and legal, grantee conducts independent testing

Grantees find that New York State is trying to toss hundreds of sex-abuse cases because of typos; reporting sparks calls for reform

Grantee documents continued problems in Chicago’s newly merged shelter system for homeless people and migrants

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Grant applications due April 27; webinar video shares proposal-writing tips

The Fund for Investigative Journalism is accepting applications for regular ...

Webinar 3/25: “Finding and Using Public Records to Cover Immigration Enforcement,” hosted by FIJ and IRE.

As many reporters find it increasingly difficult to get records ...

Eight Journalists Receive Alicia Patterson Fellowships for In-Depth Reporting in 2026

WASHNGTON, DC; March 5, 2026 – The Fund for Investigative ...

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Pennsylvania county freezes gambling-revenue program and launches reforms after grantee investigation raises flags

After grantee reveals data center’s influence campaign in Pennsylvania, local officials oust town leadership

One year after grantee investigation, Milwaukee DA’s office has improved how it notifies defendants of problematic police officers, but gaps remain

Grantee uncovers evidence of murder in a Mississippi jail; story leads state to reopen the case and launch new investigation

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Investigating Workers’ Compensation in New York, grantee finds a “long retreat”

New York became the first state in the nation to ...

Grantee investigation tracks extent of parents surrendering their kids to foster care to get mental-health treatment

Thousands of children in the throes of mental health crises ...

For Florida Trib/ProPublica partnership, grantee shows that jails keep contracting with private health company despite inmate deaths

Miami-based Armor Correctional Health Services has a long history of ...

Grantee obtains new evidence that FBI uncovered serious misconduct by top Chicago jail official

When the FBI investigated the Cook County Sherriff’s Office for ...

Trump immigration policies deepen humanitarian crisis across continents, grantee finds

U.S. immigration policies in President Donald Trump’s second term have ...

A DNA archive critical to identifying missing migrants has itself gone missing, grantees find

For a decade, the nonprofit Colibrí Center for Human Rights ...

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With Record 70 New Grants, Fund for Investigative Journalism Increases Support for Critical Reporting

To determine if hemp products in Wisconsin are safe and legal, grantee conducts independent testing

Grantees find that New York State is trying to toss hundreds of sex-abuse cases because of typos; reporting sparks calls for reform

Grantee documents continued problems in Chicago’s newly merged shelter system for homeless people and migrants

FIJ NEWS

Grant applications due April 27; webinar video shares proposal-writing tips

Webinar 3/25: “Finding and Using Public Records to Cover Immigration Enforcement,” hosted by FIJ and IRE.

Eight Journalists Receive Alicia Patterson Fellowships for In-Depth Reporting in 2026

IMPACT

Pennsylvania county freezes gambling-revenue program and launches reforms after grantee investigation raises flags

After grantee reveals data center’s influence campaign in Pennsylvania, local officials oust town leadership

One year after grantee investigation, Milwaukee DA’s office has improved how it notifies defendants of problematic police officers, but gaps remain

Grantee uncovers evidence of murder in a Mississippi jail; story leads state to reopen the case and launch new investigation

GRANTEES' STORIES

Investigating Workers’ Compensation in New York, grantee finds a “long retreat”

Grantee investigation tracks extent of parents surrendering their kids to foster care to get mental-health treatment

For Florida Trib/ProPublica partnership, grantee shows that jails keep contracting with private health company despite inmate deaths

Grantee obtains new evidence that FBI uncovered serious misconduct by top Chicago jail official

Trump immigration policies deepen humanitarian crisis across continents, grantee finds

A DNA archive critical to identifying missing migrants has itself gone missing, grantees find

Pennsylvania county freezes gambling-revenue program and launches reforms after grantee investigation raises flags

Investigating Workers’ Compensation in New York, grantee finds a “long retreat”

Grantee investigation tracks extent of parents surrendering their kids to foster care to get mental-health treatment