Their regular grants are for articles by US journalists that break new ground and expose wrongdoing – such as corruption, malfeasance, or abuse of power – in the public and private sectors. FIJ encourages proposals written for ethnic media as well as those submitted by journalists of color. “The Fund provides grants for print and online articles, television and radio stories, documentaries, podcasts, and books.” Also, “foreign-based story proposals must come from US-based reporters or have a strong US angle involving American citizens, government, or business; all stories must be published in English, in a media outlet in the United States.”
Value: Up to $10,000
Deadline: 2025-09-08
Open for: U.S.-based journalists or those working on a story with a strong U.S. angle
Details here.
(And, Fund for Investigative Journalism is also accepting applications for “seed” grants for early reporting of $1,000 to $2,500, the deadline is 15 September 2025; journalists must be U.S.-based or working on a story with a strong U.S. angle; details here.)

Deadline: September 8th, 2025