2026 Grant Recipients

Throughout the year, updates are added as sustainability grants are awarded by the selection committee of the PNA Foundation Board of Trustees. So far in 2026, the following grants have been issued:
- The Bucks County Beacon was granted $950 in support of their education reporting project in Lower Bucks.
- The Butler Eagle was granted $1,500 towards their vertical stories project.
- The Erie Reader was granted $1,500 in support of their Erie Community Media Youth Journalism Initiative.
- The Pennsylvania Capital-Star was awarded $1,500 towards their investigative coverage on the ICE Detention Center in Tremont.
- PA Media Group in collaboration with the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg was granted $1,500 towards their joint Summer Internship and Enrichment Program.
- PennLive/The Patriot-News was awarded $1,500 in support of a special investigation.
2025 Recipients
- Chestnut Hill Local was granted $2,500 in support of their environmental reporter covering upper northwest Philadelphia.
- The Bucks County Herald received $2,500 towards their Bucks County Herald Live Program.
- Pennsylvania Capital-Star was granted $2,500 to help support further expanding coverage in their audio platform.
- PennLive/The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, received $2,500 towards a Dauphin County project.
- Lehigh Valley Public Media was granted $2,500 to support their Spanish Translation Pilot program.
- The York Dispatch received $2,500 towards their Access York project, to expand their video work to cover local government meetings, editorial board conversations, community outreach events, and more.

