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FIJ expands to provide “seed grants” of up to $2,500 to freelance investigative journalists for initial research and reporting  NEW YORK, NY; APRIL 25, 2023 – A successful program launched by the Gumshoe Group several years ago to provide small grants to freelance reporters for early reporting that can lead to full investigative stories will move to the Fund for ...

Journalists receive grants, legal help and editorial mentorship to produce groundbreaking investigative stories WASHINGTON, DC; APRIL 6, 2023 – The Fund for Investigative Journalism today announced that it is making 30 new grants to journalists in its most recent round of funding. This marks the Fund’s largest round of grants in its 54-year history. The Fund provides grants of up ...

The Fund for Investigative Journalism is accepting proposals for grants of up to $10,000 for stories that break new ground and uncover wrongdoing in the public or private sectors. Proposals are due Monday, May 1, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. Journalists whose proposals are accepted will be notified (and receive first payment) in June. Grants are paid directly to freelance ...

Join us on Friday, Feb. 24, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern on Zoom for a webinar on how to develop and manage collaborative investigative projects.  The webinar will be led by Dianna Hunt, Senior Editor at Indian Country Today and a member of FIJ’s Board of Directors, and Bridget Thoreson, INN’s Director of Collaborations. They will share recent experiences, tips for ...

The Fund for Investigative Journalism is accepting proposals for grants to cover the expenses of investigative stories that break new ground and uncover wrongdoing in the public or private sectors. Grants are for up to $10,000 for stories on any topic. Proposals are due Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. Visit the online application portal: https://investigate.submittable.com/submit View a short ...

Funding, editorial mentorship and legal support will help journalists produce groundbreaking investigative stories WASHINGTON, DC, November 16, 2022 – The Fund for Investigative Journalism today announced that its board of directors has awarded grants to reporters and media outlets for 21 new investigative projects.  The new grantees are working on local, state and national investigative stories in 11 states in ...

Six-month fellowship pays $30,000; fellows will work at Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting, USA TODAY and Wisconsin Watch  WASHINGTON, DC; August 11, 2022 – In its commitment to increasing diversity in the field of investigative journalism, the Fund for Investigative Journalism is offering six-month Diversity Fellowships for three journalists. The fellowships are open to individual applicants from groups underrepresented in ...

The Fund for Investigative Journalism is accepting proposals for grants to cover the expenses of investigative stories that break new ground and uncover wrongdoing in the public or private sectors. Grants are for up to $10,000 for stories on any topic. Proposals are due Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. Journalists whose proposals are accepted will be notified ...

New fund honoring organization’s past board president will support grants to journalists  WASHINGTON, DC, June 7, 2022 – The Fund for Investigative Journalism today announced that it is launching the Daniel S. Greenberg Fund for Politics of Science Investigations to support journalists covering the field of science critically.  Greenberg pioneered a rigorous, witty, often biting style of journalism that subjected ...

Fund for Investigative Journalism Announces Emergency Grants for Coverage of Threats to Democracy in the U.S.  WASHINGTON, DC, May 19, 2022 – The 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 new ground and expose wrongdoing in the public ...