Facilitation of Television Community Service Grants Review

The Public Broadcasting Act directs CPB to provide formula-based CSG grants to qualified public television and radio stations that are designed to: provide for the financial needs and requirements of stations in relation to the communities and audiences they serve; and to maintain existing and stimulate new sources of non-Federal financial support for stations by providing incentives for increases in such support. The Public Broadcasting Act further requires CPB to periodically review the formula criteria used to calculate these CSG grants in consultation with system representatives. This review entails a series of meetings with public television system personnel and representatives of national public media organizations to discuss the current CSG formula and advise CPB management on any changes that may need to be made to better reflect current conditions within the industry.