Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
January 23, 1990
FY 1991 CSG, NPPAG and SSAG Programs
Unanimously
UNANIMOUSLY
WHEREAS,
For CPB's annual public television and public radio station grants review, Management has reviewed the record of previous Community Service Grant (CSG) and National Program Production and Acquisition Grant (NPPAG) reviews; conducted in-depth discussions on the Radio Sole Service Assistance Grant (SSAG); utilized separate radio and television advisory committees; consulted with stations and representation organizations at regional and national meetings; sent a written discussion of the issues to each station for response; and
WHEREAS,
As the result of this year's review, for FY 1991, Management has recommended:
increasing the television minimum nonfederal funding requirement from $300,000 to $450,000;
allowing separately programmed stations in the same market that are licensed to the same entity to earn and use the grants under certain circumstances;
reducing the "network programming repeat" requirement from 75% to 50%;
re-wording the nonduplication policy to focus on audience diversification rather than program nonduplication;
using the CSG and NPPAG funds to assist with radio expansion; and
changing the amount of the SSAG from the cost of full participation in the public radio interconnection system to the equivalent of the base NPPAG and the minimum distribution and interconnection fee.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
The CPB Board of Directors hereby adopts Management's recommendations regarding the FY 1991 CSG, NPPAG and SSAG Programs, and authorizes implementation of those grant programs as detailed in the document attached hereto and dated January 5, 1990.