Democracy Reporting Grant
The Democracy Reporting Grant from the Pulitzer Center funds investigative journalism on threats to U.S. democracy, focusing on accountability, systemic issues, and underreported topics.
Funder: Pulitzer Center
Due Dates: Rolling
Funding Amounts: No set minimum or maximum; budgets of any scope considered. Funding covers hard reporting costs.
Summary: Supports enterprise journalism investigating threats to U.S. democratic institutions, with a focus on accountability and underreported issues.
Description
This grant from the Pulitzer Center supports in-depth, enterprise journalism that examines threats to democratic institutions in the United States. The program encourages investigative and accountability reporting on systemic issues such as voting and free-speech suppression, misinformation, intimidation of election officials, politicization of election systems, political violence, dark money, and extremism. Projects should aim to hold powerful local actors accountable and address underreported topics that are vital to communities. The grant also encourages data-driven approaches and supports efforts to broaden engagement through educational materials and events.
