Initiative
U.S. Local News Reporting
This Pulitzer Center initiative is designed to help U.S. newsrooms cover the big, underreported stories that affect us all—and through education and other outreach promote the public engagement that is essential if our democracy is to thrive.
This initiative is open to freelance and staff journalists working with local U.S. news outlets to publish in-depth enterprise and investigative reporting projects. The Pulitzer Center is already actively working with partner outlets in many cities, from Milwaukee to Louisville to Tucson to St. Louis. We are committed to investing in U.S. local news by providing the resources to cover stories that might not otherwise get told. Journalists and editors who wish to learn more about applying for a U.S. Local News grant should visit our grant overview page.
Support for U.S. Local News Grant Initiative is provided in part by an unrestricted endowment gift from the Facebook Journalism Project. Additional support for reporting projects also comes from The Gates Foundation, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Science and Educational Media Group, Humanity United, and other generous donors to the Pulitzer Center.
