CPB distributes community service grants (CSGs) to noncommercial public television and radio stations that provide significant public service programming to their communities. CSGs help stations expand the quality and scope of their work, whether in educational, news, public affairs or other programming—all of which represent an immeasurable value to the American people. Applicant and current recipient stations must each year meet a variety of legal, managerial, staffing and operational criteria for CSG funding.
Compliance
- Harassment and Bias Prevention Training Program
- CSG Non-Compliance Policy
- Communications Act Compliance
- Compliance Hotline: (202) 879-9655
- Compliance Checklist 2021 350KB PDF
- Compliance Alerts:
- February 2018 PDF 425KB
- April 2017 PDF 250KB
- October 2016 PDF 67KB
- June 2016 PDF 169KB
- January 2016 PDF 59KB
- October 2015 PDF 86KB
Reporting Requirements
- Financial Reporting Guidelines for CSG ( AFR and FSR)
- Discrete Accounting Requirements
- Principles of Accounting and Financial Reporting
- In-Kind Donations
- Station Activity Survey (SAS)
- Station Activities Benchmarking Survey (SABS)
- Local Content and Service Report
- NFFS Decision Charts PDF 110KB
- Source Criterion - Quick Reference Charts PDF 143KB
Additional Documents and Resources
- CPB's responses to IG Audits
- FY 2024 Television CSG Calculations
- FY 2024 Radio CSG Calculations
- Estimating Your FY 2025 TV CSG
- Estimating Your FY 2025 Radio CSG
- IAS Standard Method:
- IAS Standard Method Instructions PDF 160KB
- IAS Standard Method Excel Spreadsheet PDF 14KB
- Running SABS/SAS survey Reports:
Integrated Station Information System
The CSG legal forms as well as reporting tools (AFR, FSR, SABS, and SAS) can be found on the integrated station information system.
Training
CPB provides pre-recorded and live training sessions on financial reporting, completing forms and CSG compliance. To view or sign up for training, visit our training site.