Every public television CSG grantee is required to provide to its community an annual report on its content and services that serve local needs, including information about the impact of such services. The report should provide an overview of the grantee's most impactful local content and services in its most recently completed fiscal year. The definition of local content and services will be determined by the grantee.
Because the audience for the report is the grantee's community, the report provides an opportunity to showcase and promote your work on behalf of your community. The report allows you to tell your story on how you are addressing your community’s needs.
The grantee has the flexibility to utilize a template (see template and guidelines at right) or create its own compelling narrative in telling its story to its community. When developing the narrative, the grantee should consider the following elements:
- Description of activities;
- Reach of activities (number of plays, viewers, participants, etc.);
- Overall impact or outcomes;
- Community feedback on activity (direct quotes from participants, community leaders, etc.); and
- Partnerships (list of other organizations — including other public broadcasters) collaborating with grantee.
A grantee's annual report, grant proposals or other existing documents may already contain the information above and could be used as the foundation of the report. While there is no minimum or maximum, 3-5 pages is the recommended length of the report.
Posting and Submitting the Report
The report must be posted on the grantee's website and emailed to localreport@cpb.org by February 15, 2013. Same as SABS and SAS, submission of the report to CPB is a requirement in order for your station to receive its 2nd CSG payment. (If the grantee does not have a website, it is required to retain a hard copy of the local content and service report for public inspection upon request within a reasonable period of time.)
Local Content and Service Report Contact
If you need assistance please contact CPB at (866) 635-ISIS [4747] or by e-mail at localreport@cpb.org.
Additional Information
Training
To access archived webinars and additional resource documents, please visit the NCME site via the links below:
November 7, 2012
January 31, 2012