Community Broadcasting Foundation: Seeking Applications for 2019 Content Grants Program

Deadline: 12 March 2019

The Community Broadcasting Foundation is currently seeking applications for its 2019 Content Grants Program with an aim to support the development, production and distribution of content via Australian community media.

CBF supports the production of both new ideas that have not yet been broadcast publicly and pre-existing projects, including new episodes of existing programs.

This year they are particularly looking to:

increase community participation and diversity in community broadcasting and/or
support creativity and excellence in content production.

Funding Information

The budget for each individual proposal requesting $30,000 or more within their overall application must demonstrate ﬁnancial contributions from other funding sources, such as other funding partners, sponsors, fundraising or ﬁnancial contributions from their organisation’s own resources.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants can apply for a Content grant if applicant are a current or prospective community broadcaster producing content for broadcast by a recognised community media organisation.
While the application process is open to any producer, the grant itself must be managed by one eligible organisation listed below. They encourage applicant to negotiate an auspice agreement with any auspice organisation work with.
Eligible organisations include:
- a community radio station with a long-term or temporary licence
- a community television station
- an incorporated non-proﬁt community broadcasting sector organisation
- a Remote Indigenous Media Organisation or Remote Indigenous Broadcasting Service
- an incorporated not-for-proﬁt organisation producing content or auspicing on behalf of an independent producer with an agreement for distribution via a recognised community media organisation.
Community broadcasting sector organisations provide services and resources for the sector.
A station with a temporary licence must have been on air for at least two years cumulatively prior to applying.