Journalism Grants

Funding For:

COVID's Disproportionate Effect on Women's Health

Health Equity / Coronavirus


Recipient:

The Fuller Project

Grant Period:

Dec 12, 2020 - Dec 31, 2021

AMOUNT:

$35,000.00

Summary of the Project:

An investigative series addressing topics such as mental health issues arising around COVID-19, maternal mortality, the health and safety of migrant workers in the US, women on the frontlines, and the continuing financial, emotional, and mental health of working mothers as child care issues continue.

About the Grantee:

The Fuller Project is the award-winning global nonprofit newsroom dedicated to objective, groundbreaking reporting on women, to raise awareness, expose injustice and spur accountability. Its correspondents in the U.S. and around the globe rigorously report on untold stories and the interconnected issues affecting women and their communities everywhere. The Fuller Project’s reporting often leads the news cycle and is published in prominent outlets, from The New York Times to The Guardian to Wisconsin Watch, bringing the full story to a large and diverse audience. In 2020 alone, The Fuller Project published 80+ stories in collaboration with 25+ outlets and reached an estimated 8 million readers. The Fuller Project’s investigative journalism has helped end harmful practices, led to large scale releases of public data and contributed to the introduction of new legislation.