System/Policy
Stations step up education efforts around COVID vaccine with help from CPB grants
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Funds are enabling stations in current and potential COVID-19 hotspots to design projects that address their communities’ specific needs.
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Funds are enabling stations in current and potential COVID-19 hotspots to design projects that address their communities’ specific needs.
Each station will receive up to $20,000.
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While income from individual giving grew 5% last fiscal year, stations were hit by losses in all other revenue categories.
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