Funding Amount

Up to $500,000

Deadline

Closed

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Closed — next deadline expected around October 2027

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Cycle
Annual
Last deadline
October 2, 2026
Next expected
Around October 2027
Tracked since
April 2026

Deadlines typically fall in: October

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing, projected from its last deadline. Confirm dates with the funder.

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Overview

NIHCM Foundation supports timely health care journalism that informs efforts to improve the health of Americans and examines emerging health issues and their implications for cost, quality, and access.

Geographic Scope: United States

Focus Areas:

  • Health care journalism
  • Reporting on emerging health issues
  • Coverage examining implications for cost, quality, and access

Funding Available: Up to $500,000 in grants for reporting and journalism education projects each year

Award Categories:

  • Investigative and General Reporting Award - Recognizing excellence in written reporting
  • Local Media Award - Recognizing excellence in local media reporting
  • Trade Journalism Award - Recognizing excellence in writing for a specialized audience
  • Television and Audio Journalism Award - Recognizing excellence in reporting for TV, audio and streaming media

Contact Information:

  • Address: 1225 19th St. NW Suite 710, Washington, DC 20036
  • Phone: 202-296-4426
  • Website: nihcm.org

Past recipients of this program

Recent awards under this program (from National Institute for Health Care Mgmt Research & Educational Foundation's IRS filings)

81 grants in National Institute for Health Care Mgmt Research & Educational Foundation's 2019–2024 filings reference “Journalism Grants” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.

What National Institute for Health Care Mgmt Research & Educational Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
22
Total given
$540K
Median grant
$22K
Range
$13K–$37K
  • By dollars: Texas 14%, New York 13%, Rhode Island 13%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Boston, MA; Providence, RI.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 40% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • New York University · New York, NY

    Exempt purpose related research grants

    $37K

  • Brown University · Providence, RI

    Exempt purpose related research grants

    $36K

  • Duke University · Durham, NC

    Exempt purpose related research grants

    $36K

  • Harvard University · Boston, MA

    Exempt purpose related research grants

    $34K

  • Georgetown University · Washington, DC

    Exempt purpose related journalism grant

    $33K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Journalism
  • Healthcare

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