Submissions

EHRP is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that produces compelling journalism to raise awareness about income inequality and economic unfairness in America. We help conceptualize articles, films and other kinds of reporting, edit early drafts and, if necessary, place the stories in media outlets. Many of our contributors are low-income journalists.

We commission reported op-eds, investigative reports, narrative features, podcasts, nonfiction cartoons, photo essays and documentaries about the United States. Personal essays are welcome only if they contain substantial reporting.

Grants generally range from $500 for an op-ed to $10,000 for a documentary. We usually pay upon publication but will give advances to low-income reporters.

Often. But please keep receipts.

To be eligible for a grant, applicants must have reporting experience. EHRP’s editors expect writers to file multiple drafts of pieces if needed. All contributors should have reported pieces of this kind previously and be able to share links of reported work.

Many stories are fact-checked by EHRP or our co-publishers. Please annotate drafts.

All sources should be referred to by full names except in rare circumstances that must be approved by EHRP’s editors.

No. Our mission is to support independent journalists.

Yes.

Yes. We believe in collaboration and partnerships.

We prefer grant applicants to provide us with a letter of commitment from a large media outlet. If that proves difficult, we can potentially help find a co-publisher. The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, and The Guardian, as well as many other media outlets, have co-published stories by EHRP contributors.

We focus on this country, but we will consider an international story that also examines inequality in America. For instance, we underwrote a short film about how Immigration and Customs Enforcement broke up one immigrant family from El Salvador.

Nonprofit journalism organizations deserve credit for their support. We ask that our grantees place stories in publications that provide such recognition. A typical credit line reads “This article is supported by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project.” Acknowledgement of our effort and support serves as our nonprofit’s lifeblood; we rely on credit lines for fundraising and raising awareness about our mission.

We will expect you to support EHRP by

(1) suggesting other journalists we might want to enlist;

(2) helping us promote your published work through radio and other interviews; and

(3) including EHRP in your official bio.

Please use info@economichardship.org to submit further questions.