Deadline: 21-Sep-22
The Water Desk’s is offering funds to support the coverage of water issues in and around the Colorado River Basin.
The Water Desk is interested in supporting a wide variety of media and journalistic approaches: newspapers, magazines, websites, video, television, radio, podcasts and other channels.
They will support journalism that focuses on water issues involving the seven states of the Colorado River Basin—Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming—as well as the borderlands of Northwest Mexico.
Proposals related to areas that lie outside of the hydrologic boundaries of the Colorado River Basin's watershed must have a strong connection to water issues in the basin.
They are open to proposals covering a broad spectrum of topics: climate change, biodiversity, pollution, public health, environmental justice, food, agriculture, drinking water, economics, recreation and more. They are especially interested in stories that explore inequities in their water systems.
Funding Information
Journalists can apply for less than $10,000, but the minimum request is $2,500.
Eligibility Criteria
- Only journalists (freelancers and staff at media outlets) may apply for funding. Proposals from advocacy groups will not be accepted.
- Grantees must complete the work they outline in their proposals within six months of receiving funding.
- Recipients of prior grants from The Water Desk are welcome to apply for 2022 funding.
- Journalists and media outlets are welcome to collaborate and submit a joint proposal. Regardless of how many journalists/outlets are part of the application, the cap on these grants is $10,000.
For more information, visit Water Desk.
For more information, visit https://waterdesk.org/journalists/grants/