SEJ celebrates past grantees! Please enjoy journalist bios, project descriptions and links to completed work. You can find them by round (below), topic or grantee name. Also see FEJ-funded projects by news organization.
2021: Spring
2020 Rapid Response Grants: Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3
2019: Spring | Winter
2018: Summer (inaugural Lizzie Grossman Grants for Environmental Health Reporting) | Winter
2017: Winter
2016: Summer | Winter
2015: Summer | Winter
2014: Summer | Winter
2013: Summer | Winter
2012: Summer | Winter
2011: Summer | Winter
2010: Summer | Winter
Topics
- Amazon/Andes and Arctic/North Pacific
- Biodiversity and climate-change impacts in North America
- Biodiversity and community-based conservation
- Climate change or conservation in North America
- Drinking water and stormwater in the U.S.
- Environmental health
- Land-use issues of North America
- Mississippi River basin
- Oceans and coasts globally
- Open topic
- The politics and economics of renewable energy in the U.S.
- Undercovered communities or diverse perspectives on public lands
- Water security in the U.S.
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Grantee |
FEJ Round |
Funded Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Abel, David | 2020 Round 1 | Oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Abello, Oscar Perry; Brey, Jared; and Small, Chad | 2020 Round 3 | Climate change, conservation and environmental health in North America |
| Anselmi, Elaine | Winter 2016 | Biodiversity and climate-change impacts in North America |
| Antonelli, John | 2020 Round 2 | Climate change or conservation in North America; oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Appel, Adrianne | Summer 2011 | Open topic |
| Arsenault, Chris | Summer 2015 | Land-use issues of North America |
| Baehr, Leslie | Winter 2019 | Undercovered communities or diverse perspectives on public lands |
| Baker, Shanna | Spring 2019 | Biodiversity and community-based conservation |
| Berdik, Chris; Root, Tik; and Herrero, Juan | Summer 2015 | Biodiversity and climate-change impacts in North America |
| Berwyn, Robert | Summer 2010 | Open topic |
| Bienkowski, Brian | Winter 2016 | The politics and economics of renewable energy in the U.S. |
| Bloom, Deborah; Coxe, Charles; Francovich, Eli; Hawley, Steven; and Thompson, Chuck | 2020 Round 3 | Climate change, conservation and environmental health in North America |
| Boissoneault, Lorraine | Winter 2019 | Undercovered communities or diverse perspectives on public lands |
| Bolstad, Erika | 2020 Round 1 | Oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Bourgon, Lyndsie | Winter 2017 | Amazon/Andes & Arctic/North Pacific |
| Bowe, Rebecca; Roberts, Chris; and Stoll, Michael | 2020 Round 1 | Oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Braxton Little, Jane and Bird, Winifred | Summer 2012 | Open topic |
| Brown, Hannah | 2020 Round 1 | Oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Brown, Richard | Spring 2021 | Religion, climate and environment connections |
| Brown, Valerie | 2020 Round 1 | Oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Butler, Kiera | Summer 2011 | Open topic |
| Butler, Kiera | Summer 2013 | Open topic |
| Carini, Frank; Detz, Joanna; Faulkner, Tim; and Kelly, Grace | 2020 Round 3 | Climate change, conservation and environmental health in North America |
| Carrier, Jim | Summer 2010 | Open topic |
| Carter, Casey and Cassingham, Colleen | 2020 Round 2 | Climate change or conservation in North America; oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Caulfield, Claire and Kauanoe, Ku'u | Spring 2021 | Environmental health and justice in the U.S. |
| Chen, Angela | 2020 Round 3 | Climate change, conservation and environmental health in North America |
| Chilcote, Lee | Spring 2021 | Environmental health and justice in the U.S. |
| Coates, Karen | Summer 2013 | Open topic |
| Collier, Kiah | Winter 2015 | Open topic, including international |
| Collison, Dan | Summer 2010 | Open topic |
| Cowan, Steve | 2020 Round 1 | Oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Craig, Sarah | Summer 2018 | Environmental health |
| Crisp, William | 2020 Round 2 | Climate change or conservation in North America; oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Daly, Natasha | Winter 2017 | Amazon/Andes & Arctic/North Pacific |
| Dance, Scott | Winter 2016 | The politics and economics of renewable energy in the U.S. |
| Davis, Tony | Winter 2018 | Drinking water and stormwater in the U.S. |
| Deaton, Jeremy | 2020 Round 2 | Climate change or conservation in North America; oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Dinneen, James and Kennedy, Alexander | 2020 Round 1 | Oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Dodd, Scott | Summer 2016 | The politics and economics of renewable energy in the U.S. |
| Dunlap, Susan | Summer 2015 | Land-use issues of North America |
| Fieseler, Clare | Winter 2015 | Open topic, including international |
| Fieseler, Clare | Spring 2019 | Biodiversity and community-based conservation |
| Finn, Maria and Service, Shannon | Winter 2012 | Open topic |
| Flatt, Courtney and Schick, Tony | Summer 2014 | Open topic |
| Frank, Laura | Summer 2010 | Open topic |
| Fraser, Barbara | Winter 2017 | Amazon/Andes & Arctic/North Pacific |
| Fraser, Barbara | Spring 2021 | Religion, climate and environment connections |
| Freeman Sewell, Brian and Moore, Molly | Winter 2011 | Open topic |
| Gahran, Amy | Winter 2010 | Open topic |
| Gammon, Katharine | Winter 2019 | Undercovered communities or diverse perspectives on public lands |
| Ganter, J. Carl and Walton, Brett | 2020 Round 2 | Climate change or conservation in North America; oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Garcia, Sierra | 2020 Round 1 | Oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Gardiner, Beth | Summer 2014 | Open topic |
| Gewin, Virginia | Winter 2017 | Amazon/Andes & Arctic/North Pacific |
| Godin, Melissa and Knott, Alex | Spring 2021 | Religion, climate and environment connections |
| Golden, Kate | Summer 2010 | Open topic |
| Graber, Cynthia and Twilley, Nicola | Summer 2015 | Open topic, including international |
| Gray, Audrey | 2020 Round 3 | Climate change, conservation and environmental health in North America |
| Gross, Liza | Spring 2019 | Biodiversity and community-based conservation |
| Grossman, Daniel and Mitra, Maureen | Summer 2013 | Open topic |
| Grossman, Elizabeth | Winter 2013 | Open topic |
| Guerra, Roberto | Winter 2010 | Open topic |
| Haynes, Douglas | Winter 2013 | Open topic |
| Hearn, Lorie | Summer 2011 | Open topic |
| Heim, Morgan | Winter 2014 | Open topic |
| Henderson, Audrey | 2020 Round 1 | Oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Holden, Emily and Sneath, Sara | Spring 2021 | Environmental health and justice in the U.S. |
| Hyman, Randall | 2020 Round 1 | Oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Ignaczak, Nina | 2020 Round 1 | Oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Isabella, Jude | Summer 2010 | Open topic |
| Isabella, Jude | Winter 2019 | Undercovered communities or diverse perspectives on public lands |
| Jérôme, Jean Pharès and Saint-Pre, Patrick | 2020 Round 1 | Oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Johnson, Spike | Winter 2015 | Land-use issues of North America |
| Johnson, Spike | 2020 Round 1 | Oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Jose, Coleen; Wall, Kim; and Hinzel, Hendrik | Winter 2014 | Open topic |
| Juhasz, Antonia | 2020 Round 1 | Oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Kapoor, Maya | Spring 2019 | Biodiversity and community-based conservation |
| Kaufman, Mark | Spring 2019 | Biodiversity and community-based conservation |
| Kaye, Kate | 2020 Round 1 | Oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Kelly, William | Winter 2012 | Open topic |
| Ketcham, Christopher | Winter 2012 | Open topic |
| Ketcham, Christopher | Winter 2014 | Open topic |
| Khan, Tasmiha | Spring 2021 | Religion, climate and environment connections |
| Kimmett, Colleen | Summer 2011 | Open topic |
| Kimmett, Colleen | Summer 2015 | Open topic, including international |
| Kintisch, Eli | Summer 2015 | Biodiversity and climate-change impacts in North America |
| Kistner, Rocky | 2020 Round 1 | Oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Koberstein, Paul and Applegate, Jessica | 2020 Round 2 | Climate change or conservation in North America; oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Konkel, Lindsay | Winter 2010 | Open topic |
| Konkel, Lindsey | Summer 2018 | Environmental health |
| Kruzman, Diana | 2020 Round 3 | Climate change, conservation and environmental health in North America |
| Kruzman, Diana | Spring 2021 | Environmental health and justice in the U.S. |
| Kunichoff, Yana; Kanaar, Michelle; and Lydersen, Kari | Winter 2016 | The politics and economics of renewable energy in the U.S. |
| Lee, Jaeah J. | Summer 2013 | Open topic |
| Levy, Sharon | Winter 2015 | Land-use issues of North America |
| Loeb, Penny | Winter 2018 | Drinking water and stormwater in the U.S. |
| Lohan, Tara | Summer 2012 | Open topic |
| Lohan, Tara | Winter 2018 | Drinking water and stormwater in the U.S. |
| Lopez Gibson, Oscar | Winter 2016 | Biodiversity and climate-change impacts in North America |
| Lydersen, Kari | Winter 2012 | Open topic |
| Lyman, Francesca | Winter 2011 | Open topic |
| Mack, Eric | Summer 2010 | Open topic |
| Macleod, Fiona | Winter 2013 | Open topic |
| Malewitz, Jim | Winter 2015 | Land-use issues of North America |
| Markham, Lauren | Summer 2015 | Biodiversity and climate-change impacts in North America |
| Markham, Lauren | Winter 2017 | Open topic |
| Martin, Amy | Summer 2015 | Land-use issues of North America |
| Martin, Amy | 2020 Round 1 | Oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| McGowan, Elizabeth | Summer 2018 | Environmental health |
| McKim, Cooper | 2020 Round 2 | Climate change or conservation in North America; oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| McNeill, Claire and Pendygraft, John | Winter 2019 | Undercovered communities or diverse perspectives on public lands |
| Medrano, Lourdes | Winter 2017 | Amazon/Andes & Arctic/North Pacific |
| Moore, Rico | Winter 2019 | Undercovered communities or diverse perspectives on public lands |
| Moran, Barbara | Summer 2012 | Open topic |
| Morehouse, Lisa | Summer 2010 | Open topic |
| Morehouse, Lisa | Winter 2015 | Land-use issues of North America |
| Moskowitz, David | 2020 Round 2 | Climate change or conservation in North America; oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Nauman, Talli | Summer 2013 | Open topic |
| Nelson, Cheryl | 2020 Round 3 | Climate change, conservation and environmental health in North America |
| Nuwer, Rachel | Summer 2014 | Open topic |
| Nuwer, Rachel | Spring 2019 | Biodiversity and community-based conservation |
| Ogburn, Stephanie | Winter 2011 | Open topic |
| Olalde, Mark | Winter 2015 | Open topic, including international |
| Oldham, Jennifer | Winter 2019 | Undercovered communities or diverse perspectives on public lands |
| Ong, Sandy and Carver, Edward | Winter 2017 | Open topic |
| Oosthoek, Sharon | 2020 Round 3 | Climate change, conservation and environmental health in North America |
| Papenfuss, Mary | Winter 2015 | Biodiversity and climate-change impacts in North America |
| Peacher, Amanda | Winter 2019 | Undercovered communities or diverse perspectives on public lands |
| Peeples, Lynne | 2020 Round 1 | Oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Penrod, Emma | Winter 2018 | Drinking water and stormwater in the U.S. |
| Perkins, Tom | 2020 Round 3 | Climate change, conservation and environmental health in North America |
| Peterson, Erica | Summer 2012 | Open topic |
| Philip, Leila | 2020 Round 3 | Climate change, conservation and environmental health in North America |
| Phillips, Ari | Winter 2012 | Open topic |
| Pinchin, Karen | Winter 2019 | Undercovered communities or diverse perspectives on public lands |
| Pisharoty, Sangeeta and Agarwal, Kabir | Spring 2019 | Biodiversity and community-based conservation |
| Pizarro, Jordi | Winter 2014 | Open topic |
| Plautz, Jason | Winter 2019 | Undercovered communities or diverse perspectives on public lands |
| Popkin, Gabriel | Summer 2015 | Land-use issues of North America |
| Popkin, Gabriel | Spring 2019 | Biodiversity and community-based conservation |
| Porter, Claire Marie | 2020 Round 1 | Oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Redfern, Jerry | Summer 2015 | Open topic, including international |
| Repanshek, Kurt | 2020 Round 1 | Oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Rice Lamb, Yanick | Spring 2021 | Environmental health and justice in the U.S. |
| Ritchie, Bruce | Summer 2010 | Open topic |
| Robbins, James | Summer 2011 | Open topic |
| Robinson, Britany | 2020 Round 3 | Climate change, conservation and environmental health in North America |
| Ropeik, Annie | 2020 Round 1 | Oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Rosen, Julia | 2020 Round 2 | Climate change or conservation in North America; oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Rosen, Yereth | 2020 Round 1 | Oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Roth, Sammy | Summer 2016 | The politics and economics of renewable energy in the U.S. |
| Rubin, Steven | Summer 2011 | Open topic |
| Rush, Drew | Winter 2015 | Biodiversity and climate-change impacts in North America |
| Rush Mueller, Elizabeth | Winter 2015 | Land-use issues of North America |
| Samuel, Molly | Summer 2011 | Open topic |
| Schuler, Timothy | Spring 2021 | Religion, climate and environment connections |
| Schwartzstein, Peter | Winter 2015 | Open topic, including international |
| Schwing, Emily | Winter 2018 | Drinking water and stormwater in the U.S. |
| Sekine, Emily | 2020 Round 2 | Climate change or conservation in North America; oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Sergerstrom, Carl | Winter 2019 | Undercovered communities or diverse perspectives on public lands |
| Sethi, Simran | Spring 2019 | Biodiversity and community-based conservation |
| Sherriff, Lucy | 2020 Round 3 | Climate change, conservation and environmental health in North America |
| Simons, Eric | Summer 2015 | Biodiversity and climate-change impacts in North America |
| Smith, Gavin | 2020 Round 2 | Climate change or conservation in North America; oceans and coasts globally; water security in the United States; and the Mississippi River basin |
| Smith Heavenrich, Sue | Winter 2011 | Open topic |
| Stern, Marcus and Jones, Sebastian | Winter 2013 | Open topic |
| Sturgis, Sue | Winter 2010 | Open topic |
| Subramanian, Meera | Summer 2012 | Open topic |
| Szpaller, Keila | Winter 2015 | Biodiversity and climate-change impacts in North America |
| Terry-Cobo, Sarah | Summer 2011 | Open topic |
| Thirani Bagri, Neha and Hylton, Sara | Spring 2021 | Religion, climate and environment connections |
| Thomson, Jimmy | 2020 Round 3 | Climate change, conservation and environmental health in North America |
| Thomson, Peter; Hertsgaard, Mark; and Eaton, Sam | Winter 2017 | Amazon/Andes & Arctic/North Pacific |
| Tobias, Jimmy | Winter 2019 | Undercovered communities or diverse perspectives on public lands |
| Torres, Mc Nelly | Winter 2010 | Open topic |
| Torres, Mc Nelly | Summer 2018 | Environmental health |
| Urbina, Ian | 2020 Round 3 | Climate change, conservation and environmental health in North America |
| Valentino, Stefano | Summer 2011 | Open topic |
| van der Voo, Lee | Summer 2011 | Open topic |
| van der Voo, Lee | Summer 2018 | Environmental health |
| Vyawahare, Malavika | Winter 2015 | Biodiversity and climate-change impacts in North America |
| Waldholz, Rachel | Winter 2016 | The politics and economics of renewable energy in the U.S. |
| Walton, Brett | Winter 2018 | Drinking water and stormwater in the U.S. |
| Weber, Christopher | Winter 2011 | Open topic |
| Wigglesworth, Valerie | Winter 2011 | Open topic |
| Wood, Ted and Robbins, Jim | Winter 2019 | Undercovered communities or diverse perspectives on public lands |
| Woodside, Christine | Winter 2018 | Drinking water and stormwater in the U.S. |
| Yan, Wudan | Winter 2019 | Undercovered communities or diverse perspectives on public lands |
| Yousaf, Shamsheer | Winter 2013 | Open topic |
| Zhorov, Irina | Winter 2017 | Open topic |
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