Report for America (The GroundTruth Project)
Host Newsroom Application 2027-2028 (reporter salary grants)
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Oct 19, 2026 · 10 days left
- Award size
- Up to $30K
- Match ?
- Required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), Small business, Public college or university, Private college or university
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- Only 10 days left to apply
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
About this grant
Local news outlets can apply to host a Report for America reporter. The program pays half the reporter's salary in year one, up to $27,500 or $30,000. Your newsroom pays the rest and must raise local money for it.
Official notice: https://www.reportforamerica.org/news-rooms/ · Printed from grantme.click/grants/fe41fbe8-73e3-49ff-8b6f-59a46f3ceeef
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Your schedule, working back from the deadline
- Sep28
Ask partners for letters of support or commitment (already past: do it now)
Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters. - Oct12
Finish a complete draft for a final review
Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft. - Oct16
Submit
Suggested: submit a few days early in case the form or email has trouble. - Oct19
Deadline
From the funder.
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