CPB Funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 3, 2025) -- Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), issued the following statement regarding the President’s proposed rescissions package sent to Congress today to claw back $1.1 billion of already appropriated funding for CPB, as well as his FY 2026 budget proposal, which eliminates all funding for public media except $30 million in closeout costs for CPB.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 2, 2025) – Twenty-five public media stations from across the country will begin training this week in the new 2025 Advanced Track of the second phase of the Digital Transformation Program (DTP), delivered by the Poynter Institute.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 24, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it has awarded five grants totaling $9.6 million to statewide public broadcasting networks in Louisiana, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, as well as KUTE (KSUT Tribal Radio) in Colorado.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 14, 2025) — Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), issued the following statement today after the House and Senate approved a Continuing Resolution (CR) for Fiscal Year 2025, extending funding for public media. The legislation provides $535 million for CPB in Fiscal Year 2027, upholding the two-year advance appropriation for public media. 

“We appreciate the bipartisan support from Congress on behalf of the more than 1,500 local public media stations across the nation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 16, 2024) – Public radio stations Raven Radio in Sitka, AK, and WCLK in Atlanta will receive a total of up to $508,234 from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to upgrade their equipment to provide enhanced emergency alerting. With these grants, CPB has awarded funding to 40 public media stations in 22 states so far for the Next Generation Warning System (NGWS) grant program, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 12, 2024) – Public radio stations KVPR in Fresno, CA; WQLN in Erie, PA; and KRCL in Salt Lake City, UT, will receive a total of up to $587,704 from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to upgrade their equipment to provide enhanced emergency alerting. With these grants, CPB has awarded funding to 38 public media stations in 21 states so far for the Next Generation Warning System (NGWS) grant program, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 29, 2024) – The first 50 public media stations from across the country have been selected to participate in a second phase of the Digital Transformation Program delivered by the Poynter Institute. The program educates, assists, and coaches public media senior leaders and their staff on the best strategies and tactics to transform their organization’s digital operations and culture to meet the needs of local audiences.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 21, 2024) – Five public media stations in Hawaii, Kentucky, Missouri, and South Dakota will receive a total of up to $1.7 million from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to upgrade their equipment to provide enhanced emergency alerting. With these grants, CPB has awarded funding to 35 public media stations in 19 states so far for the Next Generation Warning System (NGWS) grant program, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. (October 16, 2024) — In partnership with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Poynter Institute is pleased to announce a new six-month fellowship that will strengthen the leadership and editorial excellence of public media station managers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 9, 2024) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) continued decades of support for local journalism in FY 2024, providing over $7.3 million in grants to support public media stations and regional news collaborations.