Health Care Journalism Grants

• Eligibility Criteria 
  For the Health Care Journalism Grants:
  
  – They welcome applications from journalists from national and local print, digital, and broadcast outlets, both nonprofit and for-profit news organisations, as well as freelancers (letters of interest or commitment are encouraged);
  – They also welcome applications from universities, nonprofits and documentary filmmakers;
  – Proposals that do not focus on the United States will not be considered.
• Type of Funding: Programmatic
• Target Region: United States of America
• Application Language: English

The National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 cycle of the Health Care Journalism Grants program. National and local news outlets, freelance reporters, non-profit media outlets, and organisations that educate journalists are invited to apply now.

The NIHCM Foundation supports health reporting and education projects that inform public and policymaker awareness about health issues in ways that improve health and health care.

Topics

Their primary interest is in projects that will advance understanding of how to improve health care management by the private sector while lowering costs. They also have a particular interest in projects that:

• Increase policymaker and public understanding of health care affordability and how rising health care prices impact quality and access.
• Focus on coverage of topics that illustrate how health care management might be improved in the United States specifically.

The Health Care Journalism Grants provide funding for:

• Health reporting.
• Educational opportunities for health care journalist.
• Visual storytelling.
• Support for documentary films and their public engagement campaigns.

Funding Information

The NIHCM Foundation provides up to $500,000 in grants for reporting and journalism education projects each year.

See here to learn more and apply.

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