Tech Journalism Fund

• Eligibility Criteria: Freelancers, staff reporters, editors, and teams of journalists working across any medium. Applicants must be U.S.-based journalists. Open to individuals with diverse backgrounds, careers, and experiences. Applicants must propose a singular, time- and resource-intensive reporting project focused on technology and its societal impact. All proposals must include a detailed budget of estimated costs. Only complete applications will be considered.
• Type of Funding: Investigative and in-depth tech journalism project support.
• Target Region: United States (only U.S.-based journalists are eligible).
• Application Language: Not specified (expected to be English).

Objectives

• Support rigorous, resource-intensive reporting on the intersection of technology and society.
• Advance public understanding of AI, tech regulation, and the impact of emerging technologies.
• Promote accountability through investigative journalism on actors shaping the AI and tech ecosystem.
• Highlight how technological change affects children, families, workers, and communities.
• Strengthen quality tech journalism that is independent, ethical, and evidence-based.

Project Themes

• Legislation and policy proposals on regulating AI and the tech sector.
• Investigative reporting on companies, organizations, people, and ideas shaping AI and technology industries.
• Impacts of AI on children, youth, and families.
• Technology in the workplace, including how workers, unions, employers, and companies navigate AI-driven change.
• Other topics on the societal impacts of technology are also eligible.

Financial Support: Grants range from $5,000 to $25,000.

Application Deadline: Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis with decisions within 30 days

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