| Award Name | Reported Essay |
| Category | |
| Rank | Winner |
| Given By | ASJA |
| Medium | Article |
| Year Presented | 2026 |
| Recipient | Michelle Polizzi |
| Title | Will Cuts in Rural Programs Leave the Same Lasting Wounds as the 2008 Financial Crisis? |
| Publisher | Barn Raiser with the Economic Hardship Reporting Project |
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| Comments | |
| Source | ASJA |