Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
August 6, 2007
Adoption of Changes to Public Television Community Service Grant Policy
Six in favor, two absent
WHEREAS,
Under the provision of the Public Broadcasting Act, CPB makes grants to eligible public television stations in a manner intended to provide for the needs and requirements of stations so that they may serve their local communities and audiences; and
WHEREAS,
The Community Service Grant program is the primary mechanism for CPB to provide this financial support to local stations; and
WHEREAS,
CPB management completed a consultation with the public television system that considered changes to CSG policy, convening a panel of television station representatives and inviting and receiving extensive comment directly from public television stations as part of this consultation process; and
WHEREAS,
The Community Service Grant Review Panel has made a series of recommendations to CPB management, those recommendations have been reviewed by management, refined, and now are recommended by management to the CPB Board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT
The CPB Board of Directors hereby adopts CPB management's recommendations for changes to public television Community Service Grant policy as outlined in the attached report.