The Fund is now accepting proposals from universities or nonprofit organizations to create a program to teach college students open-source investigative journalism, a way to use publicly available information to investigate. The Request for Proposals can be found here.
The winning proposal will receive a four-year grant for up to $300,000 to help launch the program no later than the 2024-25 academic school year.
The grant will be structured as follows:
Year 1: $100,000
Year 2: $100,000
Year 3: $75,000 grant if the organization raises $25,000 for the program.
Year 4: $25,000 matching grant if the organization can raise $75,000 for the program.
Completed proposals for the multiyear grant must be submitted by April 1.
The Scripps Howard Fund will host virtual information sessions for the multiyear grant on the following dates: Nov. 17, 2022, Dec. 8, 2022 and Mar. 8, 2023. If interested in signing up, please email Mike.Canan@scripps.com.