Fund for Investigative Journalism
Regular and Seed Grants for investigative reporting
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Jan 29, 2027 · 112 days left
- Award size
- $1,000 – $10K
- Match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Individuals, Small business
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- No match required
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About this grant
Pays reporting costs for freelance and staff journalists doing investigative stories. Regular grants go up to $10,000; seed grants of $1,000 to $2,500 help with early reporting. Full proposals need a letter from a news outlet that plans to run the story.
Official notice: https://fij.org/apply-for-a-grant/ · Printed from grantme.click/grants/e02f745f-ccd7-4529-9750-ca9e4b22c1f2
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Your schedule, working back from the deadline
- Jan8
Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters. - Jan22
Finish a complete draft for a final review
Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft. - Jan26
Submit
Suggested: submit a few days early in case the form or email has trouble. - Jan29
Deadline
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