Funding Amount

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Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

FOIA Legal Fund

Purpose: Dedicated to providing support for necessary legal action to enforce the public's right to know through access to government records and meetings.

Focus Areas:

  • Initial costs of drafting, filing, and serving a lawsuit

  • Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) enforcement

  • Open government and free speech issues
  • Geographic Scope: United States (based on funder location)

    Contact Information:

  • Primary Contact: Dean Ridings, America's Newspapers CEO

  • Email: dridings@newspapers.org
  • Background: Part of America's Newspapers Foundation's commitment to protecting newspapers and freedom of the press, including First Amendment protection and open government advocacy.

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    human-rightsjournalism

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