“FIRE has announced a deadline of April 27, 2026, for an unusual pilot grant program to support freelance investigations—Greenlight Grants.

“The program will provide three grants as unrestricted stipends of $25,000 each—an amount that comes closer to compensating the time required by some freelance accountability-reporting than many story grants do.

“The winning outlets receive $5,000, the freelancer the other $20,000.”

NOTE: “Applicants would first apply to the FIRE Consultancy; and, if selected, may be invited to apply for the Virtual Newsroom, which comes with grants—including … the new Greenlight Grants.”