The Grant Center has a wide variety of grantseeking resources, all tailored specifically to public media stations. You can find them in the Grantwriting Resources section of the Grant Center website.

Building strong partnerships is a key component of successful grantseeking, and the Grant Center's tips will help you strengthen your existing relationships and find new partners.

Our Developing Successful Partnerships page includes links to Success Stories about stations that have had particularly fruitful partnerships.

The following five webinar archives also speak to establishing partnerships:
Strategies for Grantseeking Success: Building Strong Relationships with Foundations (10/19/12)
Partnership Opportunities with IMLS (4/27/12)
Partnering With Your State: Helping Each Other Race To The Top (1/12/12)
Unlocking Foundation Grants Through Partnership: One Station's Story (9/27/11)
Approaching Chief State School Officers as Funding Partners (12/4/09)

New Changes in the New Year

The New Year brought a new deal on the so-called "fiscal cliff." This means that non-defense discretionary programs will be spared from the potential 8.2 percent sequestration cuts -- but only temporarily. Given the remaining uncertainty around discretionary program spending, stations should have a Plan B for funding.

 

Even though Congress continues to debate the budget, the Administration is charging ahead on new ways of doing business. The U.S. Department of Education released a proposed rule for the Investing in Innovation Fund (i3). APTS submitted comments to the Department, urging them to include more specific references to multi-platform digital content and services. 

 

Read more about federal funding in 2013, and the comments APTS submitted.

 

National Leadership Grants for Libraries: This Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) program supports projects that address challenges faced by the library and/or archive fields and that have the potential to advance practice in those fields. IMLS expects to award between $50,000 and $500,000 for Project Grants, up to $50,000 for Planning Grants, and up to $100,000 for National Forum Grants. Deadline: February 1, 2013.

Telehealth Network Grant Program: The primary objective of this U.S. Department of Health and Human Services program is to demonstrate how telehealth programs and networks can improve access to quality health care services in under-served rural and urban communities. Approximately $2.25 million is expected to be available annually to fund approximately nine grantees. Applicants may apply for an amount of up to $250,000 per year, with a project period of three years. Deadline: February 13, 2013.

Children, Youth and Families at Risk Sustainable Community Projects: The goal of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program is to marshal resources of the Land-Grant and Cooperative Extension Systems so that, in collaboration with other organizations, they can develop and deliver educational programs that equip youth who are at risk for not meeting basic human needs with the skills they need to lead positive, productive and contributing lives. Approximately $560,000 will be available to fund up to five awards. Deadline: February 20, 2013.

Art Works: This National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) program supports the following four outcomes: creation of art, public engagement of art, lifelong learning in the arts, and the strengthening of communities through the arts. Grants generally range from $10,000 to $100,000, and require a non-federal match of at least one to one. Deadline: March 7, 2013.

Program Challenge Fund: This Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program funds high-visibility, high-impact limited television series that offer a definitive take on a subject or break new ground in popular, public service media. Producers are expected to deliver content in line with existing PBS tools for web, mobile, and social media. Deadline: April 4, 2013, and August 1, 2013.

Programming Grants to Accompany NEH On the Road Exhibitions: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is seeking applications for activities to accompany the NEH On the Road traveling exhibitions. Each grant will be made for $1,000, and will last for no more than three months. Deadline: May 9, 2013.

Challenge America Fast-Track: The goal of this NEA program is to support small- and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the arts to under-served populations. Grants are available for professional arts programming and for projects that emphasize the potential of the arts in community development. Grants are for $10,000 each and require a non-federal match of at least one to one. Deadline: May 23, 2013.

Whether you are seeking federal or foundation funding, the Grant Center website, tailored specifically to public media grant seekers, will help you find just what you need. With over 300 funding opportunities, and growing each day, our user-friendly search options help you find the funding opportunity of your choice.

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