Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
September 19, 2011
Digital Funding Priorities (As Amended)
Unanimously
WHEREAS,
Congress appropriated funds to CPB “for costs related to digital content development and distribution, associated with the transition of public broadcasting to digital broadcasting, to be awarded as determined by the Corporation in consultation with public radio and television licensees or permittees, or their designated representatives;” and
WHEREAS,
CPB management proposed recommendations to the CPB Board in consultation with public broadcasting station representatives and member organizations; and
WHEREAS,
The CPB Board adopted the funding priorities for FY 2011 as recommended by management, which apply to the FY 2011 appropriation and any balances remaining from previous years, except for $3 million which was held for future board actions presumptively if not necessarily for radio; and
WHEREAS,
The CPB Board further instructed management to recommend alternative purposes for the use of the above referenced $3 million and seek ways to assist stations affected by the elimination of the Public Telecommunications Facilities Program; and
WHEREAS,
CPB management has developed and proposed recommendations to the CPB Board of Directors on the use of the funds;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
That the CPB Board of Directors amends the funding priorities as recommended by CPB management in the attached to facilitate the goal of timely distribution of these funds, all in consultation with the Corporation’s General Counsel.
