Regular grants - Fund for Investigative Journalism
Regular grants from the Fund for Investigative Journalism support journalists and media outlets with investigative reporting costs to uncover hidden information and expose wrongdoing by powerful actors.
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Funder: Fund for Investigative Journalism
Due Dates: January 29, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. ET (Regular grants)
Funding Amounts: Up to $10,000 per grant; project completion deadlines set individually
Summary: Supports investigative reporting that breaks new ground and exposes wrongdoing through unbiased, nonpartisan stories.
Key Information: Stories must be published in English through a U.S. media outlet, with a publication commitment secured before funding.
Description
The Fund for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) provides Regular grants for full investigative proposals from freelance journalists, staff reporters and media outlets. The program supports high-quality, unbiased, nonpartisan reporting that has an impact by revealing previously unknown or hidden information. Investigations may result in print, online or broadcast stories, books, documentaries, podcasts or investigative photojournalism.
FIJ’s Board of Directors looks for projects that break new ground and expose wrongdoing by powerful people or institutions, including corruption, malfeasance and misuse of power in the public and private sectors. Proposals addressing topics already in the news should explain how the investigation would significantly advance the story or public understanding. FIJ encourages proposals written for ethnic media and submitted by journalists of color.
