Tag: Federal funding
Interconnection gets $50M in bill heading to full Senate
The interconnection outlay in the Senate bill for fiscal year 2017 bolsters funding of $40 million approved in December’s Omnibus Appropriations bill.Station leaders share their pitches for members of Congress
Attendees at the APTS Public Media Summit gave a preview of their talking points.Senate resolution upholds forward funding for CPB
The joint resolution approves the blueprint for the $3.8 trillion 2016 federal budget.Spending bill in Congress keeps CPB funding intact
CPB is set to receive its full requested appropriation in the spending bill nearing passage in Congress, which will fund the government ...Republicans’ proposed budget would zero out CPB funding
Though its chances of advancing in Congress are considered slim, the proposed budget put forth this week by House Budget Committee chairman ...Obama requests level CPB funding but would slash rural grants, consolidate Ready to Learn
President Obama has maintained level CPB funding in his fiscal 2015 federal budget request, but recommends eliminating the Rural Digital program and ...This Capitol Hill Day, pubmedia “not in the crosshairs”
With pubcasting no longer a political football, station reps meeting with lawmakers started off on better footing this year.Congress passes omnibus spending bill, secures $445M for CPB
A government-wide spending bill containing more than $1 trillion in appropriations, including $445 million for CPB through fiscal year 2016, passed the ...APTS, NPR retooling 170 Million Americans campaign
A grassroots initiative that encourages citizens to lobby Capitol Hill for continued funding to public media is changing its name, revamping its ...APTS chief sees renewed battle over CPB aid
APTS President Patrick Butler is warning public broadcasters of continued threats to their federal funding this summer as Congress takes up work ...Appropriation cuts lead to layoffs and furloughs throughout CPB
CPB has laid off 12 employees and eliminated three vacant positions in a downsizing prompted by the federal budget sequestration and other ...CPB appropriations by year
This is CPB’s account of its history of annual appropriations since its founding in more than 40 years ago. Figures shown represent ...Second pubTV station pays fine for missteps handling federal grants
When the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts announced a settlement with Boston’s WGBH over its handling of $60 million in federal grant ...Crowd rallies to save pubcasting funding
Some 1,000 marchers gathered on Nov. 3 on Capitol Hill to celebrate the power of public television.
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