Corporation for Public Broadcasting 2018 Funding Request
January 1, 2017
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The Frame
This document details a request for $445 million in federal funding for public media in 2020, plus $85 million in 2018 for specific infrastructure and educational initiatives, which directly impacts the operating budgets of local public broadcasting stations nationwide.
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Local public radio and television stations
These stations rely on federal appropriations for a significant portion of their operating budgets, particularly in rural and underserved areas.
Children aged two to eight
This demographic is the primary target for the Ready To Learn educational programming funded by the requested appropriation.
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Summary
Key Facts
- CPB requests $445 million in level funding for fiscal year 2020.
- CPB requests $55 million in fiscal year 2018 for replacing the public broadcasting interconnection system.
- CPB requests $30 million for the Department of Education's Ready To Learn program.
- 95 cents of every federal dollar received by CPB is distributed to local stations.
- A maximum of 5 cents of every federal dollar is used for administration and overhead.
- Public media reaches 99 percent of the American population.
- Public media reaches 68 percent of children aged two to eight.
- The Ready To Learn program focuses on STEM and literacy learning for children.
- The American Graduate initiative aims to address high school dropout rates.
- Public media stations provide infrastructure for public safety alerts, including weather warnings and AMBER alerts.
Why It Matters
This document details a request for $445 million in federal funding for public media in 2020, plus $85 million in 2018 for specific infrastructure and educational initiatives, which directly impacts the operating budgets of local public broadcasting stations nationwide.
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AARP
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
High Dependency on Federal Funds
The CPB notes that for some stations serving small towns or rural areas, federal appropriations can represent 80 to 100 percent of their total budget.
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