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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Awards $2.9 Million Grant to American Public Television to Expand National Distribution of Locally Produced Content

Washington, D.C. (January 12, 2026) — As the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) concludes its grantmaking, the organization today announced a $2.9 million grant to American Public Television (APT) to a new initiative designed to help local public television stations complete, distribute, and promote locally produced content for national audiences.

Mar 9

CPB Statement on the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 11, 2021) — Patricia Harrison, president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), made the following statement regarding the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which includes $175,000,000 for CPB as stabilization funding, being signed into law:
Feb 19

CPB Board of Directors to Meet Virtually on March 2, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 19, 2021) -- The CPB Board of Directors will meet virtually on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, from 2-4 pm ET. On the draft agenda:
Feb 17

CPB Announces Funding Increases for National Multicultural Alliance Organizations

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 22, 2021) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced that each of the five public media organizations forming the National Multicultural Alliance (NMCA) will receive a $500,000 funding increase starting this fiscal year. CPB support helps these organizations provide much-needed content about diverse communities, created by diverse filmmakers, to the public television system and viewers across the country.
Feb 9

PRX, PBS KIDS and CPB Announce Ready To Learn Podcast Accelerator

BOSTON (February 10, 2021) –– PRX, PBS KIDS, and CPB today announced the Ready To Learn Podcast Accelerator, a podcast training and development program for producers creating educational content for kids. One podcast from the training will be distributed by PBS KIDS. The program is made possible by a Ready To Learn grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
Feb 9

CPB Board of Directors Audit and Finance Committee to Meet Telephonically on February 16, 2021

The Audit and Finance Committee of the CPB Board of Directors will meet telephonically on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm ET. On the draft agenda:
Feb 3

NPR Launches Station Investigations Team As Part Of Collaborative Journalism Network

Washington D.C., Feb 3., 2021 -- NPR announced today the creation of the Station Investigations Team.
Feb 1

Fred Rogers Productions Receives $3M Grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for 'Donkey Hodie'

Fred Rogers Productions, the award-winning children’s entertainment company behind the much-loved, Emmy-winning PBS KIDS series Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Odd Squad, and Peg + Cat, has secured a $3 million, multi-year funding grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) for Donkey Hodie. The highly anticipated, multiplatform puppet series for preschoolers, which is produced by Fred Rogers Productions and Spiffy Pictures (Nature Cat), launches May 3, 2021, on PBS KIDS.
Jan 27

Cindy Putman of Central Tennessee PBS Receives Bobbi English Champion for Children Award

January 27, 2021 -- Cindy Putman, Ready To Learn Project Manager at WCTE Central Tennessee PBS in Cookeville, Tennessee, was named recipient of the 2021 Bobbi English Champion for Children Award from Sesame Workshop, PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). The award, recognizing Putman for her dedication to the enrichment and engagement of children in their local community, includes $15,000, funded by Sesame Workshop, for WCTE to be used to support early childhood work that reaches underserved children in vulnerable communities.
Jan 15

CPB Statement on the Passing of Joanne Rogers

Patricia Harrison, president and chief executive officer of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), made the following statement today on the passing of Joanne Rogers.

“The Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the entire public media family mourn the loss of a national treasure in Joanne Rogers.

Joanne was married to “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” creator Fred Rogers for more than 50 years and was the face of his legacy after the public television pioneer died in 2003.
Jan 11

Southern California Public Radio Secures $500,000 Grant From the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA (January 12, 2021) — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has awarded Southern California Public Radio (SCPR) a two-year grant of $500,000 to advance the growth of LAist Studios, SCPR’s podcast development and production division, and its mission of addressing the content needs of young and underserved audiences.