Gannett Foundation

Media Grants

A key role of the Gannett Foundation is investing in the future of our industry. The Gannett Foundation supports several journalism education and training programs each year.

Our media funding mission is to support media education, technological advances in the industry, and the study of journalism, with particular attention to the First Amendment and its responsibilities. The Foundation particularly favors programs or projects that benefit the communities in which Gannett does business and that seek to encourage diversity in our newsrooms and in our coverage. Our priorities are encouraging young people in high school and college to enter the field of journalism, and supporting innovative training approaches for mid-career journalists.

To apply for a media grant, please send a letter of inquiry describing the program for which you seek funds, a one-page outline of costs, and any other funding sources, committed and applied for. Send it by email to the Foundation’s manager, Ms. Pat Lyle, at gannettfoundation@gannett.com, or by mail to:

Gannett Foundation
Media Committee
7950 Jones Branch Drive
McLean, VA 22107

You will be contacted to discuss further, and to determine whether a full proposal is to be submitted.

A sampling of 2008 media grants follows.

2008 Media Grants

$10,000	American Society of Newspaper Editors Foundation Sponsor Diversity Pacesetter Awards.
$10,000	Carole Kneeland Project for Responsible Television Journalism Support for training seminars for news executives.
$25,000	Foundation for American Communications Funding for tele-seminar for journalists, “Cracks in the Community Glue: Covering Local Nonprofits in a Tight Economy.”
$20,000	National Press Foundation, Inc. Support for the Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowships program.
$20,000	Online News Association Sponsor General Excellence Awards and videotaping of conference sessions at convention.
$10,000	Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Support for updating and publishing the 10th edition of “How to Use the Federal Freedom of Information Act.”
$10,000	Student Press Law Center Support for legal advocacy fund for defense of First Amendment and access to government records and meetings.
$12,500	The Pennsylvania State University Funding for Multimedia Scholars program.
$2,500	University of Mississippi Foundation To provide scholarships for disadvantaged students to attend the Southeast Regional Journalism conference.
$15,000	University of Montana Foundation Support of Reznet online journalism training and mentoring program for Native American college students.
$25,000	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Support for the Chuck Stone Program for Diversity in Education and Media.
$10,000	Washington Center for Politics and Journalism Support for Politics & Journalism Semester for 13 college students.