Foundation / Corporation
Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
06/24/19 Postmarked
Grants to USA noncommercial, educational public radio stations that provide quality public service programming to their communities. Funding is intended for stations to expand the scope and quality of services to local communities. Grants must be used by station recipients for general station operations and programming expenses. Approximately 25 percent of the CSG must be used exclusively for the acquisition, production, promotion, and distribution of national programming
Priority status is given to eligible Sole Service applicants, eligible Minority Audience Service Station applicants, and applicants providing the first public radio service in their coverage area
Unrestricted CSG expenditures must fall into one of the following seven categories, which include salaries and benefits for personnel engaged in those activities.
1. Programming, Production, and Services include Programming and Production, Educational Programs, and Educational Outreach Activities
2. Broadcasting, Transmission, and Distribution
3. Program Information and Promotion: Informing the viewing or listening public of available program services
4. Fundraising and Membership Development: Activities to persuade others to contribute money, securities, time, materials, or facilities to the station.
5. Underwriting and Grant Solicitation: Soliciting program underwriting funds and general support grants from foundations, corporations, and governments.
6. Management and General: Supervising and controlling overall day-to-day operations, accounting, and office service activities.
7. Purchase, Rehabilitation, or Improvement of Capital Assets: Purchase, rehabilitation, or improvement of capital assets.
Expenditures from the restricted portion of the CSG must fall into one of the following four categories:
1. Production Expenditures
2. Program and Content Acquisition Expenditures
3. Distribution Expenditures
4. Promotion Expenditures
More information about eligible expenditures can be found at: https://www.cpb.org/sites/default/files/stations/radio/generalprovisions/FY-2019-Radio-General-Provisions.pdf#page=16
GrantWatch ID#: 131984
All FY 2019 CSG funds that are not expended by September 30, 2020, must be returned to CPB on or before November 3, 2020.
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.
Mail application to:
Director, Radio CSG Policy & Administration
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
401 Ninth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004-2129
All questions about this grant should be directed to the Office of Grants Administration at csg@cpb.org.
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