FRONTLINE Local Journalism Initiative Grants

FRONTLINE Local Journalism Initiative Grants

The PBS series FRONTLINE's Local Journalism Initiative provides support to local news organizations to produce a specific investigative journalism project, focusing on communities where independent reporting is endangered by financial pressures on news media.

FRONTLINE is now accepting project proposals on projects from local news organizations. They are looking for great stories in every medium — text, audio or video.

In some cases, a project may also come under consideration for a FRONTLINE documentary.

FRONTLINE will select up to five partners annually on the basis of the strength of the proposed investigation, the geographic diversity of the news organizations; and representation of racial/ethnic diversity on the reporting team and/or coverage area.

They will also consider the need for outside support to complete the reporting and tell the full story.

FRONTLINE recognizes that many newsrooms are devoted to covering COVID-19.

They welcome proposals related to the outbreak as long as they are investigative in nature.

FRONTLINE will provide local partners with: