Deadline: 30 September 2018

The Intrepid News Fund launched its first funding cycle for 2018 to promote journalism focusing on underreported news and human interest stories from Latin America and the Caribbean.

They accomplish this by funding travel, ground and research costs for independent journalists. Their funding is non-biased and seeks to challenge and encourage broader U.S. mainstream media coverage of the Americas.

Their funding does not seek to influence the reporting and writing. They select projects based on a reporters’ history and the content of each proposal submitted.

Funding Information

• A $3,000 grant will be awarded October 15, 2018.

Requirements

Their Review Panel will assess proposals which include:

• A Cover Letter: Applicants briefly tell about themselves, their journalism experience in Latin America and why their story needs to be told.
• A Query: In about one typed page, single spaced, suggest a story idea(s) from Latin America and the Caribbean that needs to be told in North America. Include a working timeline and an editor’s assignment letter. When published and/or broadcast, applicant’s story must mention it has been funded in whole, or in part, by a grant provided by The Intrepid News Fund.
• A Budget: Outline total project costs. Please disclose any additional outside funding applicants have obtained and/or are pursuing. $1,500 will be given at the time the grant is awarded; the remaining $1,500 will be disbursed when the story is published and/or broadcast.

How to Apply

• Proposals should be submitted via email at the address given on the website.
• Cover letters should be included as text in the body of the e-mail. Queries and Budgets should be attached as two individual Word documents.

For more information, please visit Intrepid News Fund.