DEADLINE: The Neal Peirce Foundation Grant — Supporting Journalism on City Solutions

The Neal Peirce Foundation is now accepting applications for their next grant cycle. Proposals are due October 13, 2026. 

The Neal Peirce Foundation supports journalists in covering under-told stories about ways to make cities and their metro regions work better for all their people.

Travel grants of up to $1,500 enable journalists to travel to cities within the U.S. to produce one or more stories for publication. The awards, selected through a competitive review process, cover travel expenses necessary for on-the-ground reporting.

An ideal project is one where a journalist aims to inform a critical local debate in their home market by reporting on how a promising approach in another city is working. 

Full-time freelancers as well as journalists currently employed by a news organization are invited to apply.

Learn more and apply