Deadline: 27 August 2019
The Community Broadcasting Foundation is pleased to announce Development & Operations grants that aim to support community media station resilience through core support and support for development projects and necessary infrastructure.
Objectives
This year they are particularly looking to support initiatives that build the capacity of community broadcasting stations in the areas of:
- Governance / strategic planning development
- Operations
- Technical and/or
- Community engagement
Funding Information
Applications requesting $30,000 or more must demonstrate financial contributions from other funding sources such as other funding partners, sponsors, crowdfunding or financial contributions from applicant’s organisation’s own resources (which cannot include other CBF funding). The proportion of the co-contribution may be considered in assessment. Such contributions are in addition to any in-kind or volunteer support.
Program Activities
Applicants can apply for:
- support for infrastructure: purchase and installation of equipment for studio, mobile broadcasting, administration or transmission, shared equipment and infrastructure resources, transmission development
- organisation-based projects: business development, training delivery, organisational skills development, marketing and promotions, online development, any development proposal that impacts an individual station
- multi-organisation projects: conferences and events, leadership and mentoring, initiatives that strengthen station or sector sustainability and development, training delivery involving multiple stations, any development proposal that benefits a group of stations. Multi-organisation activities must be complementary to activities already undertaken by the CBAA (Community Broadcasting Association of Australia)
- support for core operations such as salary subsidies for key personnel, support to cover the costs of transmission, technical support and financial management
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants can apply for a Development & Operations grant if they are:
- a community radio station with a long-term or temporary license
- a community television station
- non-profit community broadcasting sector organisation
- a Remote Indigenous Media Organisation or Remote Indigenous Broadcasting Service
- 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.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Country: Australia
For more information, please visit https://cbf.org.au/grants/grants-available/development-operations/