NPF Covering Equitable Community Development Journalism Fellowship 2024 (Funded) Deadline: 2 September, 2024

Applications are open for the NPF Covering Equitable Community Development Journalism Fellowship 2024. To help journalists connect the dots between policy, public and private financing and calls for equitable housing, parks and other assets, the National Press Foundation will hold the Covering Equitable Community Development journalism fellowship in Missoula, Montana, October 7-10.

National Press Foundation (NPF) will gather experts from the health equity, nonprofit and policy sectors, financing and community organizing spaces to help journalists add context and breadth to their coverage of community development issues. Topics to be explored may include:

• How financing and investing institutions such as community development financial institutions (CDFIs), philanthropic impact investors, private banks, and other investors prioritize investments in community-driven projects or investment funds;
• How policymakers and public officials can actively include residents in decision-making about how communities are financed and developed and hold the community development sector accountable for anti-racist practices;
• What conditions lead to healthier, more equitable communities with access to affordable housing, education, nutritious food, health care, etc.
• Environmental justice as a community development issue.

The purpose of the four-day expenses-paid program is to equip journalists to better investigate pervasive racial gaps and the policies and investments in their own backyards related to health, wealth and overall community wellbeing. Home to active Indigenous organizations and health initiatives focused on small and mid-sized cities, Missoula will allow for an immersive exploration into community development issues, especially for journalists who cover race and metro beats.

Costs

• The foundation will cover airfare, hotel and most meals.

Eligibility

• Open to all U.S.-based journalists working in print, TV, radio or online media.
• They greatly value diversity in all their programs and applicants from across the nation are encouraged to apply. 
• Fellows must also verify their COVID vaccination status.

Deadline: 2 September, 2024

Application

Applicants must submit a letter of support from their editors, which includes permission to refrain from other work duties from October 7-10 to attend all Missoula-based sessions.

Click here to apply

For more information, visit NPF Fellowship.