Pulitzer Center’s Data Journalism Grants Program

• Eligibility: All newsrooms and independent journalists in the United States and abroad, including freelance data journalists, staff journalists, or groups of newsrooms working in collaboration with a data project idea.
• Type of funding: Programmatic funding
• Target countries: Worldwide
• Application languages: English

The Pulitzer Center is inviting all newsrooms and independent journalists in the United States and abroad for Data Journalism Grants Program.The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit organization that supports independent global journalism, is seeking applications for innovative data-driven journalism projects that spotlight underreported issues.

The Pulitzer Center is looking for proposals that will employ cutting-edge data techniques, as well as embrace collaboration among newsrooms, whether that be across state lines or across national borders. They encourage proposals that push the envelope in data collection and analysis and make use of advanced data mining techniques, such as machine learning, natural language processing, as well as spatial data analysis, satellite imagery, drones and sensors. They are seeking compelling data-driven storytelling, based on original data collection and analysis and strong visuals, that has the potential to shape public discourse and hold the powerful accountable.

Status: Open

Funding Size: $10,000-$20,000

Deadline: Ongoing