Support & Partnerships
Connect Puerto Rico is seeking reader support, sponsorships, and partnerships to sustain independent coverage of Puerto Rico’s energy transition.
Support this work
Reader contributions help make Connect Puerto Rico’s independent reporting, analysis, and publishing more sustainable.
What Your Support Makes Possible
Connect Puerto Rico tracks the funding, contracts, infrastructure decisions, and workforce needs behind Puerto Rico’s energy transition. Your support helps keep that work free to read.
Regular reporting and analysis on Puerto Rico’s energy transition, federal funding, grid restoration, and workforce needs
Energy Workforce Watch, CPR’s recurring look at hiring, contracting, and workforce signals in Puerto Rico’s energy sector
Audience growth work that helps CPR reach more policymakers, industry professionals, community leaders, and diaspora readers
Future initiatives, including a Puerto Rican energy expert network and expanded reporting on Puerto Rican diaspora communities across the U.S.
Sustained, independent publishing for readers who need reliable context over time
Become a Sponsor
Connect Puerto Rico offers a limited number of sponsorship opportunities each year for organizations that want to reach people following Puerto Rico’s energy transition, infrastructure investment, federal funding, workforce needs, and diaspora leadership.
Sponsorships support CPR’s independent reporting and analysis while giving aligned organizations visibility with a focused, policy- and industry-aware audience.
Request the Media Kit
Interested in sponsoring Connect Puerto Rico? Share your information below and we’ll send the media kit with available opportunities, audience details, pricing, and next steps.
Support, Programs, & Recognition
Connect Puerto Rico has grown through funding, journalism entrepreneurship programs, audience research, and professional development.
Organizational development and support
Craig Newmark J-School at CUNY
Connect Puerto Rico began development through CUNY’s 100-day Entrepreneurial Journalism Creators Program from October 2023 to January 2024, where Jillian shaped its mission and tested its early editorial model.
Google News Initiative
Connect Puerto Rico was one of 24 projects selected for the Google News Initiative’s eight-week Pre-launch Lab in summer 2024. Jillian used the program to strengthen CPR’s audience, revenue, and growth strategy.
The Listening Post Collective
Connect Puerto Rico received a grant from Listening Post Collective to examine how people find, trust, and use information about Puerto Rico’s energy system. The Information Ecosystem Assessment identified information gaps CPR could fill and informed what it might build beyond the newsletter.
Medill Local News Initiative
After participating in Medill’s Media Innovation and Leadership Academy (MILA) in November 2024, Connect Puerto Rico was selected for its Local News Accelerator from January through May 2025. With support from a coach and two fellows, CPR nearly doubled its subscribers and strengthened its editorial workflows, outreach, and audience research.
Founder development & recognition
Online News Association
Women’s Leadership Accelerator
Jillian was selected for the Online News Association’s 2026 Women’s Leadership Accelerator, a four-month program providing coaching, peer learning and leadership development for women and nonbinary journalists.
Project C — Going Solo
In 2025, Jillian completed Project C’s Going Solo workshop, focused on editorial planning, audience growth, and revenue strategy for independent journalism ventures. She remains part of Project C’s community of independent media founders.
Pulitzer Center
Digital Storytelling Accelerator
Jillian was selected for the Pulitzer Center’s Digital Storytelling Accelerator for Climate Reporters. The six-week program focuses on transforming climate reporting into short, mobile-first videos and repeatable audience-engagement work.