The journalists receiving grants include:
- Sandra Bartlett, a Toronto-based journalist
- Abby Ellis, a New York-based filmmaker, and Kayla Ruble, an investigative journalist who splits her time between New York and Flint, Michigan.
- Cat Ferguson, a freelance journalist from the San Francisco Bay Area
- Eliza Griswald, a New York-based author
- Natasha Haverty, who specializes in criminal justice topics
- William Huntsberry, a San Diego-based freelancer
- Laura Kasinof, a Berlin-based investigative journalist
- Maria Martin, the director of GraciasVida Center for Media
- Joshua F. Moore, executive editor for Pine Tree Watch, a nonprofit investigative news service in Maine
- Emily Ramshaw, editor-in-chief for Texas Tribune
- Wallace Roberts, a Vermont freelancer<
- Halle Stockton, a reporter for Pittsburgh-based news organization, PublicSource
- Michael Stoll, executive director and founder of San Franciso Public Press
- Noy Thrupkaew, a Los Angeles-based investigative journalist
- Nancy West, publisher of InDepthNH
- Stephanie Woodard, a New York-based journalist
Freelance and independent journalists can apply for as much as $10,000 to help finance their investigations. The next application deadline will be next spring.