U.S. Journalists grants for Global South health reporting

Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible, you must be a staff reporter or editor with a U.S. newsroom, or a freelancer with a commitment or at least strong interest from a U.S. outlet or an outlet with a significant U.S. audience.
Type of Funding: Grant
Target Region: United States (reporting on Global South)
Application Language: English

The Pulitzer Center is launching a special call for journalism grants focusing on the effects of cuts to U.S. health aid in the Global South.

Thematics

This is a special opportunity to reach U.S. audiences with eyewitness stories in Africa or other regions where the end of USAID and other cuts have left health advances with an uncertain future. Priority interests include:

• Children’s health
• Women’s health, including maternal care
• Control and treatment of HIV and other infectious diseases
• The status of programs to reduce malnutrition, starvation, or waterborne diseases.

Addtionally, you might know of other profound changes in ground-level aid or relevant scientific research that’s gone underreported.

The Center is accepting budgets ranging from $5,000 to $20,000, depending on how ambitious the reporting is. Budgets beyond this range must demonstrate an extraordinary potential for reach and impact. For freelancers, it is accepting budgets with a reasonable stipend. Costs should largely be for travel and other hard costs of reporting.

How to apply

To apply, please use this link. Addtionally, Here is a link to frequently asked questions about applying for a grant. In case of  questions, applicants may contact Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Susan Ferriss at sferriss@pulitzercenter.org. The last date to submit applications is March 30, 2026.

For more information, please visit this page.