35 Public TV Stations Earn CPB Partnership Planning Grants
Enables stations to utilize PBS Kids science and literary resources
Michael Balderston
WASHINGTON—Public TV stations will be offering new learning resources to the children in their communities courtesy of planning grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. CPB has awarded $177,697 in grants to 35 public TV stations, providing them with connection to PBS Kids' science and literary resources.
The grants, which average $5,000 apiece, are part of the CPB-PBS Ready to Learn Initiative, which is supported by the U.S. Department of Education.
"Education is core to public media's mission and these planning grants will help stations analyze community needs and determine best partners to reach and serve young children and their families," said Deb Sancehz, CPB senior vice president, education and children's content.
The stations that received grants are as follows:
· Alaska Public Media (Anchorage)
· Alabama Public Television (Birmingham)
· Arizon PBS (Phoenix)
· CET (Cincinnati)
· Community Idea Stations (Richmond, Va.)
· Georgia Public Broadcasting (Atlanta)
· Idaho Public Television (Boise)
· KRWG (Las Cruces, N.M.)
· KUED (Salt Lake City)
· Louisiana Public Broadcasting (Baton Rouge)
· Milwaukee PBS (Wisconsin)
· Maryland Public Television (Owings Mills)
· NET Nebraska (Lincoln)
· New Mexico PBS (Albuquerque)
· Nashville Public Television
· Public Broadcasting Atlanta
· Prairie Public Broadcasting (Fargo, N.D.)
· UNC-TV (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
· ValleyPBS (Fresno, Calif.)
· Vermont PBS (Colchester)
· WCNY (Syracuse, N.Y.)
· WETA (Arlington, Va.)
· WGBY (Springfield, Mass.)
· WGTE (Toldeo, Ohio)
· WHRO (Norfolk, Va.)
· WHUT (Washington, D.C.)
· WHYY (Philadelphia)
· WIPB (Muncie, Ind.)
· WLVT (Allentown, Pa.)
· WNED (Buffalo, N.Y.)
· WNET (New York)
· WOSU (Columbus, Ohio)
· Wisconsin Public Television (Madison)
· WUCF (Orlando, Fla.)
· WXXI (Rochester, N.Y.)
Up to 14 of the 35 station community engagement plans resulting from the planning grants will earn additional Ready to Learn grants. The Ready to Learn grants aim to give children 2-8 from low-income homes a stronger foundation in early science and literacy learning with PBS Kids broadcast, digital and hands-on educational content.
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