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We build stronger communities by providing journalists grants to tell stories about how cities can work better for all their people.

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Local media needs help. Shrinking local newsrooms and small news startups don’t have travel budgets to send journalists out to tell stories about solutions from other places. We fill that gap.

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Metro areas are where our most complex problems, from health to climate change to racial inequity, are most deeply felt. They’re also where innovative solutions can help the most people.

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Our travel grants enable journalists to do on-the-ground reporting, which is so critical to telling stories about what’s working and why with texture, color, and deep understanding.

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About Neal Peirce

The journalist Neal Peirce spent a career writing about the people, programs, and ideas making cities and metropolitan regions work better for all their people. And he was constantly on the road to get the story.

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Stories by Our Grantees

The Road to Zero-Emission Buses

The Road to Zero-Emission Buses

Outside of big cities, options are limited for running public transit without fossil fuels. H. Jiahong Pan went to Grants Pass, Ore., to report for the Daily Yonder on how new electric buses are working.

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One City’s Search for Homelessness Solutions

One City’s Search for Homelessness Solutions

Visible homelessness has sparked an identity crisis in Missoula, Mont. Patrick Spauster went there for Bloomberg CityLab to report on the city’s efforts to balance supports for residents with restrictions on camping.

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An Overlooked Climate Solution: Weatherizing Homes

An Overlooked Climate Solution: Weatherizing Homes

Helping homeowners to replace air conditioners and patch walls cuts their utility bills and reduces greenhouse-gas emissions. Ashli Blow went to Memphis for Tennessee Lookout to report on how weatherization benefits residents and supports local contractors.

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Meeting Patients Where They Are

Meeting Patients Where They Are

Mobile health clinics are a growing option for hard-to-reach populations to get the care they need. Anika Nayak went to Boston to report on how the Mass General Brigham Community Care Van works. Her story ran in the health news site STAT.

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Why Local Medical Examiners are So Important

Why Local Medical Examiners are So Important

The people who conduct autopsies make critical determinations about what caused a person’s death. Caroline Tracey went to Hidalgo County, Texas, to see why it’s so important to have a trained medical professional doing the work. Her story appeared in The Nation.

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Across the nation, cities are tackling problems like climate change, racial inequities, affordable housing, crime, and public health. Yet resources are shrinking for journalists to get out in the field to report on solutions and spread ideas that make communities stronger.

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