د Better Life Lab د Multimedia Reporting Grants ۲۰۲۶–۲۰۲۷

Better Life Lab at New America د ۲۰۲۶–۲۰۲۷ Multimedia Reporting Grants لپاره journalists او storytellers غواړي. Programme د caregiving، child care، family support، disability care، elder care او end-of-life care په اړه solutions-oriented stories support کوي.

Selected storytellers

• stories rolling basis له October 2026 commissioned کېږي.
• reporting funding.
• reporting cohort.
• editorial guidance.
• placement assistance.

Who can apply

• new reporters.
• experienced reporters.
• journalists/storytellers.
• underrepresented media perspectives especially encouraged.

Better Life Lab focus

work-family justice، gender equity، value of care.

Focus 1 – Child Care Innovation

Possible topics

• when learning begins.
• who child-care systems serve.
• quality.
• costs.
• financing.
• equitable child-care models.
• family choice.
• living wages for educators/providers.

Focus 2 – Care Infrastructure

Stories may cover

infants، children، disability care، older adults، aging relatives، end-of-life care، caregivers.

Can also examine

families، communities، gender equality، economy، unequal care burden on women.

Solutions Journalism

Programme wants not only problems but solutions، innovations، tested approaches and scalability.

Story should show

why care matters، what is being tried، whether it can scale، what a better future looks like.

Formats

print، online، photojournalism، graphic stories، podcasts، audio، multimedia، video، creative formats.

Support

• reporting commission.
• Better Life Lab cohort.
• editorial guidance.
• placement assistance.

Track record since 2021

• 30+ storytellers.
• nearly 100 child-care innovation stories.
• nearly 40 outlets including Slate، Wisconsin Examiner، Vox.

Previous collections

• 2023: Telling the Story of Child Care
• 2024/2025 care-story collections.

Apply

official Better Life Lab/New America application form.

Strong proposal should

• connect clearly to care.
• be solutions-oriented.
• investigate real-world innovation.
• reach broad audiences.
• consider scaling.
• use an appropriate medium.

Deadline

No fixed deadline stated. Applications are open and commissioning begins rolling from October 2026. Check official call for current submission details.

Applicants should ensure that their proposed story clearly connects to the program’s focus on care, work-family justice, gender equity, child care, or care infrastructure. A proposal should also demonstrate how the story can contribute to a solutions-oriented understanding of the issue.

The opportunity is open to journalists and storytellers, with applications welcomed from both new and experienced reporters.

Interested journalists and storytellers should submit their applications through the application form provided by the program.