The Online News Association announcement.
The ONA page dedicated to New Mexico News Port.
The story in public broadcasting’s Current.
Partner site, News Mexico In-Depth.
The American Journalism Review not only covered the announcement, they were partners in covering the Journalism Interactive conference where the grants were announced.
University of New Mexico Communication and Marketing release. 
We also put up a Storify account of the announcement, featuring some of the tweets that day.
CJ375 Reports 