Open Grants
Television Grants
Greenhouse Fund
The Greenhouse Fund competitively awards grants for industry training and professional development projects for public television professionals and independent producers.
- WHO Any station, person, or entity may apply.
- WHAT Awards grants for industry training and professional development projects.
- DEADLINE Rolling
Program Challenge Fund
The Program Challenge Fund was created in 1987 to support high profile, primetime limited series and specials for the national public television schedule. The Challenge Fund is jointly administered by CPB and PBS, which make funding decisions based on mutually established programming goals and objectives.
- WHO Any station, person, or entity may apply.
- WHAT Funds for high-visibility, high-impact limited series and feature length documentaries.
- DEADLINE December 3, 2009; April 1, 2010; August 5, 2010; December 2, 2010
Radio Grants
There are no open grants at this time
Grants for Radio Stations
There are no open grants at this time
Grants for Television Stations
Small Station Training Scholarships
The scholarship program is intended to support and extend training beyond a public television station's normal training capacity; enabling station management and staff to access more training and professional development opportunities than the stations training budget would normally support. The use of the funds are outlined in guidelines focused on supporting station training efforts based on CPB's Dialogue, Digital and Diversity priorities. The scholarships are reimbursable up to $1,500 for qualifying conference travel to the PBS Technology and PBS Development conferences.
- WHO Small public television stations with an NFFS of $2M or below.
- WHAT Scholarships for up to $1,500 for qualifying conference travel to the PBS Technology and PBS Development conferences.
- DEADLINE Rolling
Audience Research Grants
Digital Intergenerational Family Literacy Game Development
CPB is seeking to fund the development of an innovative interactive game that engages family members and their young children in "literacy practice and play" with the goal of promoting literacy development of children ages 6-8.
- WHO Any qualified entity may apply.
- WHAT Fund the development of an innovative interactive game that engages family members and their young children in
- DEADLINE December 8, 2009
System Support, Management, or Consulting RFPs
Ready To Learn Grant Manager
CPB is seeking a highly qualified consultant to serve as the Grant Manager of the organization's future Ready to Learn grant application to the U.S. Department of Education.
- WHO Any person or entity may apply.
- WHAT CPB is seeking a consultant to serve as the Grant Manager of the organization's future Ready to Learn grant application to the U.S. DOE.
- DEADLINE December 4, 2009
Ready To Learn Grant Writer
CPB is seeking a highly qualified consultant to serve as the Grant Writer of the organization's future Ready to Learn grant application to the U.S. Department of Education.
- WHO Any person or entity may apply.
- WHAT CPB is seeking a highly qualified consultant to serve as the Grant Writer of the organization's future Ready to Learn grant application to the U.S. DOE.
- DEADLINE December 4, 2009