(Washington) – The Fund for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) is pleased to announce The Herb Block Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant in support of FIJ’s grant-making program for independent investigative reporters.
The award was made as part of The Herb Block Foundation’s “Defending Basic Freedoms” program, which supports projects that work to safeguard freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of Rights, that fight against prejudice and discrimination, and that hold the government accountable to the public.
The Foundation was established with funds bequeathed by The Washington Post editorial cartoonist Herb Block, whose life’s work was devoted to exposing abuses of power. The cartoonist won three Pulitzer Prizes and shared in a fourth.
This marks the second year that The Herb Block Foundation has granted general support for FIJ’s grants for investigative reporters.