Water Desk Journalism Fund 2025

The Water Desk Journalism Fund 2025 provides grants to support significant reporting on water issues in the Colorado River Basin and adjacent borderlands. Grants are awarded to journalism projects across various media that lead to published content. The fund offers financial support to journalists and media outlets to pursue in-depth water-related storytelling.

Financial grant of $5,000 to $10,000 to fund the proposed journalism project.

Only open to journalists (freelance and staff) and media outlets. Based in the United States.

Complete the application and submit a single document (8 pages maximum) with required materials including a narrative, budget, bios, resumes, and links to prior work.