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Funding Database - Media Innovation & Entrepreneurship
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Knight Foundation Enterprise FundGrantshttps://knightfoundation.org/enterprise-fundProvides early-stage venture funding to companies for media innovation
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Knight Foundation News ChallengeGrantshttps://www.knightfoundation.org/challenges/knight-news-challengeFor innovative ideas that develop platforms, tools and services to transform how we access and use information
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MacArthur Foundation Journalism and Media GrantsGrantshttps://www.macfound.org/info-grantseekers/grantmaking-guidelines/media-grant-guidelines/Focus is on professional nonprofit reporting, nonfiction multimedia storytelling, and civic media By individuals and groups
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Fund for Investigative Journalism Grantshttp://fij.org/apply-for-a-grant/For freelance or independent journalists seeking support for investigative reporting projects
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Pulitzer Center on Crisis ReportingGrantshttp://pulitzercenter.org/grantsFocus is on travel grants for international reporting
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Laura and John Arnold FoundationGrants http://www.arnoldfoundation.org/grants/See New Initiatives grants
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BRITDOC FoundationGrantshttps://britdoc.org/funds/Focus is on documentary filmmaking
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Chicken & Egg Pictures' Accelerator LabGrantshttp://chickeneggpics.org/programs/#accelerator-labFocus is on women directors working on their first or second feature-length documentary
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Compton FoundationGrantshttps://www.comptonfoundation.org/what-we-support/Focus is on stories about climate change, peace and national security, and reproductive rights and justice
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Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck FoundationGrantshttp://pclbfoundation.org/apply/See Journalism under Portfolios tab
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Robert R. McCormick Foundation’s Democracy ProgramGrantshttps://www.mccormickfoundation.org/democracyOnly funds non-profits
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Fledgling FundGrantshttp://www.thefledglingfund.org/grant-program/Focus is on documentary film and other forms of visual storytelling
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JustFilms (Ford Foundation)Grantshttps://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/justfilms/Focus is on reducing inequality through film, video, and emerging media platforms
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Ford FoundationGrantshttps://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/See Creativity and Free Expression focus area for investigative journalism grants
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Fork FilmsGrantshttp://www.forkfilms.net/funding/Focus is on full-length non-fiction films that promote peacebuilding, human rights, and social justice
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Geraldine R. Dodge FoundationGrantshttp://www.grdodge.org/what-we-fund/informed-communities/Focus is on New Jersey; see Informed Communities area
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Inspirit FoundationGrantshttps://inspiritfoundation.org/grants-opportunities/Focus is on challenging discrimination, prejudice, and exclusion
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International Women’s Media FoundationGrantshttps://www.iwmf.org/programs/reporting-grants-for-womens-stories/Focus is on journalism produced by and about women
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Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists (International Women's Media Foundation)Grantshttps://www.iwmf.org/programs/howard-g-buffett-fund-for-women-journalists/Focus is on investigative reporting and media development by women journalists
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Jerome FoundationGrantshttps://www.jeromefdn.org/applyRestricted to emerging artists (film, video, digital production) who are legal residents of Minnesota and/or New York City
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Sundance InstituteGrants
http://www.sundance.org/create/overview
Focus is on independent storytellers in variety of categories
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Tribeca Film InstituteGrantshttps://tribecafilminstitute.org/programs/filmmaker_programsMany different funds for filmmakers
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Tribeca Film Institute New Media FundGrantshttps://tribecafilminstitute.org/programs/detail/tfi_new_media_fundFocus is on non-fiction, social issue media projects that integrate film with content across media platforms, from video games, apps, social networks and Web
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Media Democracy FundGrantshttp://mediademocracyfund.org/for-prospective-grantees/Funds media and technology policy organizations working to advance the public interest and human rights in the digital age
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Program on Independent Journalism (Open Society Foundations)Grantshttps://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/supporting-independent-journalism-and-innovation-20170317Funds startups and others involved in the production of journalism under difficult circumstances, investigative reporting, or freedom of expression and the protection of journalists
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Park FoundationGrantshttp://parkfoundation.org/program-interests/Focus is on investigative journalism, documentaries, public broadcasting
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Civic Literacy & Engagement Grants (Rita Allen Foundation)Grantshttp://ritaallen.org/civic-engagement/Focus is on strengthening civic engagement in the U.S. through new technology, information, and tools for citizens