System/Policy
Biden administration proposes $575M for CPB in FY2026, requests level funding for interconnection and infrastructure
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CPB President Pat Harrison said she’s “grateful” for the proposed increase to the corporation’s appropriation.
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CPB President Pat Harrison said she’s “grateful” for the proposed increase to the corporation’s appropriation.
CPB will receive an additional $10 million in its base appropriation, and public media’s FEMA grant program gets a $16 million boost.
The administration endorsed a CPB proposal that could free up system support funds for other uses.
The legislation also provides $41 million for the Next Generation Warning System grant program at the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
APTS President Pat Butler called the proposal “a good first step.”
“The ways we embrace change and respond to the unknown will define us,” writes Patricia “Patty” Cahill, former CPB director and retired GM of KCUR.
CPB estimates that total losses to the public media system due to the pandemic could approach $400 million.
The corporation, which had sought $50 million in increased appropriations, got a $10 million bump.
“With a larger subsidy, public media could play a bigger role in addressing the structural problems with the U.S. media system.”