Community Broadcasting Foundation

Short description: Radio funding organisation in Australia

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.

## Contents

* 1 Funding
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Funding

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

* Community Broadcasting Association of Australia
* National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters Council
* Radio Print Handicapped Network
* Australian Indigenous Communications Association

## References

1. ↑ "Community radio". Dept of Communications - Australia. 2008-02-06. http://www.dbcde.gov.au/media_broadcasting/radio/community_radio. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
2. ↑ "About the CBF". Community Broadcasting Foundation. 2008. http://www.cbf.com.au/Content/templates/about_cbf.asp?articleid=6&zoneid=5. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
3. ↑ "The Australian community broadcasting sector". Radio National. 2007-03-08. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/mediareport/stories/2007/1866807.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
4. ↑ "Supporting Community Broadcasting". Dept of Finance - Australia. 2004-09-24. http://www.treasury.gov.au/documents/898/PDF/09_Supporting_Community_Broadcasting.pdf. Retrieved 2008-07-18.

## External links

* CBF Official website

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