Funding?

I'm a freelance photog, so much of my life is spent pitching stories to various publishers in the hope that someone will pick them up.

The real problem is that, assuming I can find anyone to run them, they often get mangled or outright killed in the budgeting/editing process.

I know the industry is in shrink mode, but there are still stories that need to be told.

So what are some good sources of funding (grants) to help me do what I want to do?