Archived Grants

Television Grants

2006 CPB/PBS Producers' Academy

• Awards scholarships for an intensive seven-day, hands-on training seminar at WGBH in Boston.

AFI-CPB Digital Training

• Awards cash and team participation in a digital R&D project and travel vouchers to selected AFI Digital Content Lab training events.

America at a Crossroads

• Funds programs that examine and explain where we are and where we're going as a nation -- programs that elevate, enlighten, entertain, and, most importantly, rise above the minutiae of the moment and see the big picture.

American History and Civics Initiative

• Supports new, groundbreaking media projects that measurably improve the learning of American history and enhance civic participation among middle and high school students.

2005 CPB/PBS Producers Academy

• Each scholarship will include the cost of the workshop, and reasonable expenses for airfare, hotel accommodations, meals, and limited ground transportation.

Major Giving Initiative: Board Effectiveness Project

• Funds activities to evaluate and improve station board performance.

Public Television Major Giving Initiative Consulting Services Request for Qualifications

• The consulting services sought by this RFQ and a subsequent request for proposals are intended to assist stations with organizational issues that may impede the implementation of a major giving program and the establishment of a culture of philanthropy.

Public Television Major Giving Initiative Consulting Services

• Funds onsite consulting to assist stations in the implementation of their development plan.

Grant Administrator, Ready To Lead in Literacy

• The selected contractor will be responsible for the day-to-day management and fiscal oversight of the Ready to Lead in Literacy Grant Program involving approximately 123 public television stations for years two and three of the Grant Program.

2007 CPB/PBS Producers' Academy

• Awards scholarships for an intensive seven-day, hands-on training seminar at WGBH in Boston.

Election 2008 Initiative

• CPB seeks to fund a public media demonstration project focusing on the 2008 elections. The successful project will be national in scope and will embrace cross platform approaches to provide content, tools and interactive experiences that will result in a more informed, engaged electorate.

WETA News Academy 2008

• WETA News Academy 2008 is an intensive, five day residential course designed to offer applicants experience in the practical and technical capabilities of contemporary local news gathering and reporting, both on TV and online.

2008 CPB/PBS Producers Academy Scholarship

• Up to twenty scholarships will be offered to station-based and independent producers for an intensive seven-day, hands-on training seminar at WGBH in Boston, June 21 - June 27, 2008.

Manager of Station-Based Election Programming Initiative

• CPB requests proposals from qualified organizations to manage the Station-Based Election Programming Initiative.

American Archive Executive Summary Booklet

• Developing a communication that includes an executive summary of the first phase of the American Archive and an expectation about our next steps, which can be distributed to the public broadcasting system, other key stakeholders, and the general public.

Scan of Current Digital New Media Activities Within Public Broadcasting

• CPB seeks an objective scan of public broadcasting's existing activities in terms of digital new media content and use of related technologies, in order to help determine how and to what extent the public broadcasting organizations are using new media tools to provide services to the general public and to teachers and students in formal education.

2009 CPB/PBS Producers Workshop Scholarship

• CPB/PBS Producers Academy is offering a "scholarship" opportunity to 20 individuals for a Producers Workshop to be held at WGBH Boston, Saturday, June 20 through Friday, June 26, 2009.

Public Media Barcamp Attendee Support

• CPB seeks a vendor to manage a project to assist up to 10 public broadcasting stations in attending the Public Media Barcamp on October 17-18, 2009 in Washington, DC, and then assist those stations in replicating the Barcamp experience in their own communities.

Research Study to Measure Impact of Primetime Program Scheduling Strategy

• CPB is interested in measuring the impact of the Program Challenge Fund tent pole program scheduling strategy. To that end, CPB will order and analyze available Nielsen NSI ratings data. CPB is now seeking proposals for a research study (or studies) designed to add insight beyond the Nielsen data with respect to both the tent pole program scheduling strategy as well as the awareness, attitudes, and usage of a segment of the target audience (i.e. Hispanic television viewers).

Consulting Services Relating to Digital Television, Mobile DTV, and CPB Digital Distribution

• CPB seeks television technical and engineering consulting services for the Digital Distribution Fund ("DDF") Grants Program administered by the Media Technologies department at CPB.

2010 CPB/PBS Producers Academy Scholarship

• Up to twenty-five (25) scholarships will be offered to station-based and independent producers for an intensive seven-day, hands-on training seminar at WGBH in Boston, June 19 through June 25, 2010.

CPB Workforce Diversity Associates Program

• CPB is initiating this Request for Proposals to encourage and solicit stations and content developers interested in participating in a workforce diversification program, geared towards targeted employment opportunities, for a diverse group of media professionals.

Grow the Audience: A Census of Journalists in Public Radio and Television

• As one of many steps CPB is taking to build the journalistic capacity of public radio and television stations, CPB is seeking an organization or individual ("Service Provider") to undertake a count of the number of journalists currently working within public broadcasting.

American Archive Legal Consultant

• CPB seeks proposals from individuals and organizations in the intellectual property community to assist in the publication of a "White Paper" that will provide an operational legal framework for the distribution of audio and visual assets resident in the nation's public media archives.

American History and Civics Initiative Phase II Evaluation

• CPB is requesting proposals from a person or firm to conduct an evaluation of Phase II -- Implementation of the American History and Civics Initiative for middle and high school students and their teachers.

Strategic Project Consultation for Social Media Engagement Support to Public Broadcasting Stations

• CPB seeks to assist public broadcasting stations in increasing their use of social media as part of a public service and communications strategy that reflects and adapts to the local audience.