Alaska Impact Reporting Initiative Grant

Overview

Alaska Community Foundation

The Alaska Community Foundation connects people who care to the causes that make a difference and matter most to them. We encourage and nurture philanthropy through building and managing permanent endowments, convening stakeholders, working with partners to strengthen Alaskan communities, and providing donors with flexible giving options that are strategic to their philanthropic objectives. ACF also manages the Pick.Click.Give. program.

Mission: Inspiring the spirit of giving and connecting people, organizations, and causes to strengthen Alaska’s communities now and forever.

The Alaska Community Foundation runs competitive grant cycles throughout the year that are open to eligible local nonprofits and other organizations serving the public good.

Alaska Impact Reporting Initiative

The Alaska Impact Reporting Initiative is looking for stories that increase public understanding of complex, underreported issues in Alaska. The project itself must be a story or series of stories. The total funding pool and maximum grant award are both $36,000, but the grant selection committee may choose to award more than one grant at lower amounts.

This opportunity is made possible by the Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism, a fiscally sponsored project of the Alaska Community Foundation, with funding from the Atwood Foundation.

A majority of the project team must be Alaska-based. We encourage collaboration among local news organizations.

Grants cover out-of-pocket expenses such as travel, document collection, equipment rental and specific services such data analysis and editing. Wages of up to 50% are an acceptable expense.  Wages of up to 50% are an acceptable expense.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Individuals and journalism organizations (both nonprofit and for-profit) are eligible to apply.
* A majority of the project team must be Alaska-based.
* The project itself must be a story or series of stories.