Community Broadcasting Foundation
The Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF) is an independent non-profit funding organisation based in Melbourne. The CBF receives funds from the Australian Government to distribute through grant programs to support the maintenance and development of community broadcasting in Australia.[1]
The mission of the CBF is to assist the Australian community broadcasting sector in becoming well-resourced, independent, diverse and accessible.[2][3]
The CBF aims to reflect the non-profit volunteer driven philosophy of the community broadcasting sector. As such it operates with a small secretariat and around forty volunteers who sit on various committees advising on grants and projects as well as the board of directors.
Funding[edit]
The CBF receives the bulk of its funds from the Australian Government through the Department of Communications.[4]
The Foundation distributes funding through its Grants Advisory Committees. CBF funding is designed to supplement the operational and development costs of the community broadcasting sector. Grants are made for:
- national program production
- online developments including program distribution and exchange
- station infrastructure and operational support
- training
- national infrastructure development projects
- promotion of contemporary Australian music and musicians
- sector coordination and research.
Funding is also provided specifically for Ethnic, Indigenous, and RPH program production. Their home page contains also interesting information very helpful in writing a grant proposals in general.
See also[edit]
- Community Broadcasting Association of Australia
- National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters Council
- Radio Print Handicapped Network
- Australian Indigenous Communications Association
References[edit]
- ^ "Community radio". Dept of Communications - Australia. 2008-02-06. Archived from the original on 2009-05-19. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ "About the CBF". Community Broadcasting Foundation. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ "The Australian community broadcasting sector". Radio National. 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ "Supporting Community Broadcasting" (PDF). Dept of Finance - Australia. 2004-09-24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-01. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
External links[edit]
- CBF Official website
