RESOLUTION
PUBLIC SESSION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
unanimously
WHEREAS,
The CPB Board of Directors approved policy on August 6, 2007, allowing a merged entity of two television Community Service Grant (CSG) grantees to receive for a minimum of four years the base grant funds that would have been provided to each of the grantees before the merger; and
WHEREAS,
The CPB Board of Directors resolved on September 23, 2019, to leave the current CSG policy regarding base grants for merged television entities in place for a one-year period and directed CPB management to research and quantify the optimal amount of time that merged entities need to continue receiving base grants at a pre-merger level, and report back to the CPB Board with its findings and recommendations; and
WHEREAS,
CPB staff requires additional time to complete its research and expects to develop recommendations for the Board to consider in Fall 2021.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT
The CPB Board of Directors approves retaining the current television base grants policy pending completion of research and presentation to the CPB Board of recommendations for the optimal amount of time for merged entities to continue receiving base grants at a pre-merger level.