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At APTS Summit, Butler says FEMA grant program would be government’s ‘best investment’ in public safety
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CPB has asked the Department of Homeland Security to set aside funds for public broadcasting emergency communications.
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CPB has asked the Department of Homeland Security to set aside funds for public broadcasting emergency communications.
When racist radio host Rush Limbaugh gets a Presidential Medal of Freedom and a standing ovation in Congress, Current’s executive director is worried that this year’s lobbying effort may not be enough to save federal funding for public broadcasting.
The proposed budget also seeks to zero out Ready To Learn.
The appropriation for the Ready To Learn grant program also increased.
Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) has once again proposed legislation to defund CPB and NPR.
Lawmakers also voted for a $2 million increase in Ready To Learn funds and level support for interconnection.
The bill would boost Ready To Learn funding by more than $2 million.
The bill would add $50 million to CPB’s appropriation.
APTS President Pat Butler also said that the organization is exploring several spectrum revenue partnerships, including with Netflix.
David Gordon said KEET will work with CPB, PBS and members of Congress to save the station.
Public broadcasting “may hope for, and we are planning for, more public support over the next 10 years,” America’s Public Television Stations President Pat Butler told attendees at the Fall Marketplace conference.
The Labor-HHS-Education Bill has not been signed into law before the end of the fiscal year for more than two decades.
The Labor, Health and Human Services and Education bill would provide $445 million for CPB in FY21.
“The broad bipartisan support on the committee for these funds constitutes an encouraging vote of confidence,” said APTS President Pat Butler.
The final legislation is expected to come before the full Appropriations panel for a vote Thursday.
The bill also would provide $20 million for interconnection.
CPB also asked for $20 million for interconnection and $30 million for Ready To Learn.
The law also provides $20 million for public broadcasting’s interconnection work.
America’s Public Television Stations opened its annual Public Media Summit Monday.
CPB would get only $15.5 million next year and $15 million in 2020 to shut itself down.