Kozik Environmental Justice Reporting Grants 2025

Open to U.S.-based journalists, the Kozik Environmental Justice Reporting Grants 2025 will award grants to support journalism focused on environmental justice and environmental racism in the United States. Grants cover reporting, writing and travel expenses for the project, with potential support for living expenses for freelancers; awards are up to $15,000 and involve mentor support after selection.

Monetary grant up to $15,000; mentorship and cohort support coordinated by NPCJI

Open to journalists in the United States; newsroom journalists must submit supervisor support, freelancers need an assignment-editor note.

Submit a one to two-page proposal by May 27, 2025 outlining the project, a budget, and where the finished work may appear; include samples of prior work and supervisor/assignment-editor notes as required.