Deadline: Varies by Grant Type

Applications are open for the Fund for Investigative Journalism Grants 2025. The Fund for Investigative Journalism provides grants and other support for reporters to produce high-quality, unbiased, nonpartisan investigative stories that have an impact.

They provide several types of grants:


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  • Regular grants: They review proposals three to four times a year.
  • Seed funding: They provide small grants for preliminary reporting that can lead to full investigations. These grants cover costs like open-records requests and initial reporting trips.
  • Expedited grants: In rare cases, they provide expedited review for proposals that are extremely urgent and cannot wait for the regular review cycle.
  • Follow-up grants: They accept proposals for timely follow-up coverage to original investigations that were produced with grants from the Fund. Grantees can apply for expedited review for follow-up grants.
  • Emergency Grants: Threats to Democracy in the U.S.: These grants are for stories that break new ground and expose wrongdoing related to threats to democracy in the U.S.
  • Diversity Fellowship: In their commitment to increasing diversity in the field of investigative journalism, the Fund for Investigative Journalism offers diversity fellowships.

Grant

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  • The maximum grant is $10,000. Grants cover out-of-pocket expenses such as travel, document collection and equipment rental. The Fund also considers requests for small stipends, as part of the budget.
  • Reporters who have already published an investigation with a grant from the Fund can request up to $2,500 for timely follow-up coverage to the original story. 
  • Reporters who do not yet have a full investigative proposal but need support to do initial reporting to develop a story, can apply for seed funding to help cover the expenses of preliminary reporting. These grants range from $1,000 to $2,500.

Eligibility

  • Freelance journalists, staff reporters and media outlets are eligible for grants;
  • Investigations can be for print, online or broadcast stories, books, documentaries or podcasts.

Application


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For more information, see FAQ and visit FIJ Grants.

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