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Community Service Grant 101 Kate Arno Director, TV CSG Policy & Review Andrew Charnik Director, Radio CSG Policy & Administration

576 CSG radio and TV grantees operating 1,488 stations Photos courtesy The Nebraska Network 2

170 TV Grantees Licensee Type Local 4 State 11 University 33 Community 52 3

406 Radio Grantees Licensee Type Local 32 State 14 University 186 Community 174 4

Federal Appropriation (FY2017) $445,000,000 No less than 6% No more than 5% CPB System Operations Support $ 22,250,000 $26,700,000 89% Station and Programming Grants $396,050,000 25% (of 89%) 75% (of 89%) Television Radio $ 99,012,500 $ 297,037,500 70% CSG Unrestricted CSG 75% $ 222,778,125 $ 69,308,750 23% 25% Programming Restricted CSG $ 74,259,375 $ 22,772,875 7% Programming $ 6,930,875

FY 2017 CSG Cycle Submit 2015 AFR/FSR FY 2017 grant FY-end + 5 mos. 2 nd offers payment Nov. 2016 Submit 2016 Certify and AFR/FSR accept CSG SABS/SAS/LCSR 1 st payment submitted Feb. 15, 2017 6

Eligibility Criteria • cpb.org – CSG General Provisions and Eligibility Criteria – Communications Act Compliance 7

Eligibility Criteria License & Operations Diversity Programming & Transparency Broadcast Schedule Communications Act Annual Training Reporting Minimum NFFS 8

Eligibility: Minimum NFFS • Qualifying direct, indirect and in-kind revenue from sources Defined not federal government or PBEs • Determines incentive portion Importance of CSG award • $800,000 3-year average NFFS • CSG 2017 minimum NFFS Minimum based on FYs 2013, 2014, 2015 average 9

TV CSG Program Photos courtesy New Hampshire Public TV 10

Community Service Grants Incentive Base Grant Special Grant Grant Fixed amount Matches a For eligible qualifying stations station’s NFFS 11

Standard Base Grant Base Grant Incentive Grant Special Grant • Equals 0.11% of Federal appropriation • FY 2017 base grant: $489,500 (anticipated/not final) • 131 stations to receive a full base grant • 39 stations in 17 multi-provider markets share one base grant/market 12

Incentive Grant Base Grant Incentive Grant Special Grant •Motivates stations to generate NFFS. •Calculated on a station’s NFFS. •In FY 2016, for every NFFS dollar, a TV grantee received approximately $0.13. 13

Base Grant FY 2017 Special Grants Incentive Grant Special Grant • Universal Service Support Grant • Program Differentiation Incentive • Distance Service Grant Healthy Station Initiative * • * All eligible stations receive funding but must apply. 14

Base Grant Universal Service Incentive Grant Special Grant Support Grant • Rural - stations receive funding in proportion to •Grants made in the rural population proportion to served (per US Census populations served. data). • Small - stations in small •$8.9M pool for FY 2017 markets (fewer than •= 2% total CPB 1M) receive funding in appropriation proportion to the non- overlapped population served. 15

Program Differentiation Incentive • Secondary stations in multi-provided markets stations are eligible • Self-certify programming is differentiated from other stations in market Multi-Provider Market • Station’s NFFS up to the first $2M X 1.75 1. Signal > 50% of population • Station’s NFFS between $2M served by another station and $4M X 1.25 • $4M to 21 stations in FY 2016 2. < 20% of population served is unduplicated 16

Base Grant PDI Incentive Grant Special Grant 4-year phase out: Review one base grant per multi-provider market policy after spectrum auction. 17

Base Grant Distance Service Grant Incentive Grant Special Grant •Primarily supports state networks. •For stations operating 3 or more transmitters. •Tied to base grant - fluctuates per appropriation. •39 stations received $5M in FY 2016 grants. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 transmitters 5% 7.5% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% of standard base grant 18

Base Grant Healthy Station Initiative Incentive Grant Special Grant One Executive Joint Master Control Management •Support stations in •Purchase, merger or PSOA joining JMCs •Three $500,000-payments •Two $75,000-payments •Executed agreement and •Executed agreement other documents with JMC •10-year commitment •5-year commitment 19

The TV CSG Pool Calculations Base Grant = 0.11% X Federal Appropriation Likely FY 2017 Base Grant = 0.11% x $445,000,000 = $489,500 TV CSG Pool FY 2017 $222,778,125 + carry forward minus CSG Reserve (Healthy Network Initiative) ($5,000,000) Grants Distributed FY 2017: • Base Grant (approx. $72M) • Distance Service Grant (approx. $5M) • USSG ($8,9M) Remaining Funds = Incentive Funds Pool 20

FY2016 TV Incentive Grant Calculation FY 2016 Incentive Rate of FY 2016 IRR Formula Return (IRR) Formula Calculation Incentive Funds Pool $ 147, 452,281 = IRR = $0.1321933376 Total Adj. FY14 NFFS $1,115,492,479 FY 2016 Incentive Grant = $ 0.1321933376 x Grantee’s FY 2014 adjusted NFFS 21

Estimating TV CSGs Incentive Base Grant USSG Grant $489,500 0.1321933376 estimate! csg@cpb.org (last year’s) 22

Radio CSG Program Photos courtesy KCPT.org and Bob Szabo 23

Minimum Eligibility Criteria CSG General Provisions • Operational • Financial • Reporting and recordkeeping • Statutory 24

Minimum Eligibility Criteria • NFFS and Staffing Requirements • At least $225,000 non-Federal financial support • 1.5 full-time employees with salaries not paid by the CSG • Audience Service Criteria (ASC) • Audience listening • Community financial support 25

Minimum NFFS CSG 2017 CSG 2018 Level A - Sole Service N/A N/A Rural + Minority (Level B,C)* $100,000 $100,000 Level B $225,000 $300,000 Level C $275,000 $300,000 Level D $400,000 $500,000 Financial Reporting Year FY 2015 FY 2016 *Minority Audience Service Stations with minority cume composition of 75% or greater must meet $100,000 minimum NFFS. 26

Minimum NFFS & Staffing CSG 2017 CSG 2018 Direct Revenue 25% 50% NFFS % Staffing (Level B) 1.5 Full-time 2 Full-time

Minimum NFFS • Stations repeatedly not meeting NFFS minimum requirements will be removed from CSG program NFFS Year Action Taken 1 Notice to station about status 2 Notice to station about status 3 Station removed from the CSG program

Audience Service Criteria • CSG FY 2017 ASC Calculations Community Financial Support Listening Index (LI) Index (CFSI) OR Average AQH × 10,000 Community Financial Support × 100 Coverage Area Population (CAP)) Coverage Area Population (CAP) 29

Audience Service Criteria • CSG FY 2017 ASC Goals Listening Index Community Financial Support Index Coverage Area Population News Non-News News Non-News > 5 Million 13 7 50 14 1 - 5 Million 17 10 56 27 500,000 - 1 M 21 13 57 42 < 500,000 10 10 89 108 Minority Audience Service Stations need only meet one half of the applicable index. 30

Audience Service Criteria • Stations repeatedly not meeting Audience Service Criteria will be removed from CSG program ASC Year Action Taken 1 Full CSG; 1st 25% Restriction 2 Full CSG; 2nd 25% Restriction 3 Station removed from the CSG program Annual Warning letter sent to station in danger of failing 31

Minority Audience Service Station (MASS) Qualification 1) Measured minority audience composition (cume) greater than 45% (increasing over 5 years) averaged over the previous three consecutive measured quarters*; or 2) Licensed to a designated Historically Black College or University; or 3) Licensed to a Native American Tribe, a consortium of Tribes, or an entity controlled by a Tribe, and is licensed to a community within recognized Tribal Lands and provides a coverage area of which a substantial portion includes Tribal Lands. 32

Minority Audience Service Station (MASS) Support • Multiply the MASS-qualified station’s base grants and NFFS (up to $5,000,000) by 1.5 • Stations that meet the MASS criteria will have their Audience Service Criteria goals reduced by 50% and may use part-time employees to meet the minimum employment requirement 33

Rural Audience Service Station (RASS) Qualification Coverage Area Population density ≤ 40 people per square km Support • Multiply the RASS NFFS by 1.25 • RASS qualified stations are also eligible for the Rural Support Grant (RSG) MASS & RASS Any station that qualifies under both MASS and RASS criteria, will receive a 1.5 multiplier to its base grants, a 1.75 multiplier to its NFFS and would be entitled to receive all the other related benefits. 34

Radio CSG Levels Level Station Type Description A Sole Service - Only radio/TV broadcast service within 50 miles - NFFS < $275,000 B Smaller - Less than 4 FT employees - Smaller stations may include RASS - NFFS ≥ $275,000 C Larger Rural - At least 4 FT employees and - Population density ≤ 40 people per square km - NFFS ≥ $400,000 D Larger - At least 4 FT employees - Population density > 40 people per square km 35