Regular grants for those who have previously received Seed funding support journalists in developing full investigative stories that reveal hidden information and expose wrongdoing by powerful people or institutions.
Funder: Fund for Investigative Journalism
Due Dates: Rolling (Previous Seed grantees)
Funding Amounts: Up to $10,000 for investigative reporting expenses
Summary: Supports previous FIJ Seed grantees in developing full investigative stories that break new ground and expose wrongdoing.
Key Information: Applicants must be individuals who previously received FIJ Seed funding and secure a publication commitment.
The Fund for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) supports high-quality, unbiased, nonpartisan investigative reporting that has an impact. This regular-grant pathway is specifically for individuals who previously received FIJ Seed funding and are submitting full investigative proposals. It uses rolling review rather than the standard regular-grant schedule.
FIJ seeks investigations that reveal important information previously unknown or hidden and expose wrongdoing by powerful people or institutions, including corruption, malfeasance and misuse of power in the public and private sectors. Supported work can take the form of print, online or broadcast stories, books, documentaries or podcasts; investigative photojournalism is also eligible. FIJ encourages proposals written for ethnic media and submitted by journalists of color.