All Archived 2006 Television Grants
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2007 CPB/Emma Bowen Foundation Studentship Grants
CPB recognizes the importance of attracting talent to public broadcasting and cultivating the range of voices, backgrounds, cultures, and ideas within the industry. Accordingly, CPB has developed two work/study scholarship programs (a three year program that engages students year-round and a 5 year summer-only program) through the Emma Bowen Foundation, an organization that facilitates minority student placements within the media industry.
- Closed: December 15, 2006
- Focus: Education, Radio, Scholarship, Television
Small Station Strategic Planning Initiative
This initiative provides CPB-qualified public television stations with revenues under $2.0 million the funds to hire consultants from a list provided by CPB. The consultants will work with the station and its key stakeholders to develop a three year strategic plan and a one year action plan. The Consultants will use a planning template in the delivery of strategic planning services to Stations.
- Closed: December 1, 2006
- Focus: Strategic Planning, Strategy, Television
Digital Distribution Fund (DDF) Round 10
Pursuant to the requirement that all analog television stations cease operations in February 17, 2009, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) commissioned a research project to determine the impact of the pending FCC Final DTV Table of Allotments on costs and requirements for CPB-qualified non-commercial educational (NCE) television licensees. This research informed the Digital Television Consultation Panel which recommended DDF Round 10 to assist NCE licensees in the costs of Rechannelization.
- Closed: October 30, 2006
- Focus: Digital, Engineering, Research, System Support, Television
AFI-CPB Digital Training
Awards cash and team participation in a digital R&D project and travel vouchers to selected AFI Digital Content Lab training events.
- Closed: October 1, 2006
- Focus: Multiplatform, Professional Development, Television
Small Station Strategic Planning Initiative
This initiative provides CPB-qualified public television stations with revenues under $2.0 million the funds to hire consultants from a list provided by CPB. The consultants will work with the station and its key stakeholders to develop a three year strategic plan and a one year action plan. The Consultants will use a planning template in the delivery of strategic planning services to Stations.
- Closed: September 1, 2006
- Focus: Strategic Planning, Strategy, Television
Ready To Lead in Literacy Grant Administrator
The selected contractor will be responsible for the day-to-day management and fiscal oversight of the Ready to Lead in Literacy Grant Program involving approximately 123 public television stations for years two and three of the Grant Program.
- Closed: July 31, 2006
- Focus: Consulting, Education, Management
Digital Distribution Fund (DDF) Round 09
CPB will be accepting applications for Digital Distribution Fund grants from CPB-qualified, non-commercial educational (NCE) television licensees for digital television transmission equipment.
- Closed: July 17, 2006
- Focus: Digital, Engineering, Research, System Support, Television
Local Service Grant Program Administrator
The Local Service Grant Program Administrator will be responsible for the design, management and oversight of the Local Service Grant Project program, a large-scale, multi-year grant program for public television stations.
- Closed: July 7, 2006
- Focus: Consulting, Local Service, Television
Small Station Fund: Partnerships for Impact
This competitive grant program offers financial assistance to facilitate the creation of identified and sustainable collaborative relationships among public broadcast stations and between small public stations and other community-based public service organizations.
- Closed: June 30, 2006
- Focus: Community Engagement, System Support, Television
2006 CPB/PBS Producers' Academy
Awards scholarships for an intensive seven-day, hands-on training seminar at WGBH in Boston.
- Closed: April 8, 2006
- Focus: Professional Development, Scholarship, Television, TV Programming
Small Station Fund: Partnerships for Impact
This competitive grant program offers financial assistance to facilitate the creation of identified and sustainable collaborative relationships among public broadcast stations and between small public stations and other community-based public service organizations.
- Closed: March 24, 2006
- Focus: Community Engagement, System Support, Television
2006 CPB/Emma Bowen Foundation Summer Internship Grant Program
Grants of up to $2,000 per internship salary per summer will be awarded on a 50% station matching basis.
- Closed: March 17, 2006
- Focus: Education, Internships, Radio, Scholarship, Television
Partnership for a Nation of Learners Community Collaboration Grant
Funds collaboration and shared resources that enable partners to meet clearly defined needs for one or more audience segments within their local communities.
- Closed: March 1, 2006
- Focus: Collaboration, Community Engagement, Education, Radio, Television
Major Giving Initiative: Board Effectiveness Project
Funds activities to evaluate and improve station board performance.
- Closed: January 13, 2006
- Focus: Consulting, Major Giving, Television