Biden Administration recommends $595M in FY27 funding for Corporation for Public Broadcasting

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CPB Statement on President Biden’s Budget Proposal

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 11, 2024) — Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), made the following statement today on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget, which proposes $595 million in FY 2027 for CPB’s advance appropriation; $60 million for the...

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“Public media, local and national, is committed to serving the American people with the trusted content they need to be informed citizens contributing to our civil society. We are very appreciative of the President’s budget request, which recommends increased funding for CPB.

“CPB’s role is to steward these taxpayer monies for public media in ways that serve every American. This means that whether you live in urban or rural areas of our country you have access to free high-quality content that educates, informs, and inspires.

“CPB invests in life-long learning for all citizens beginning with research-based educational resources that are available to families, ensuring young learners are ready to succeed in school and will be prepared for future jobs and careers.

“Public media’s trusted, fact-based local, national, and international journalism serves a vital role providing citizens with the information they need to fully participate in our democracy; and the federal investment in CPB supports critical infrastructure for our nation’s emergency alert system.

Biden recommends $595M in FY27 funding for public broadcasting - Current

If approved, the appropriation would be a record sum for CPB.

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Note this is a proposal that requires congress to approve for Fiscal Year 2027. And Here is the the response by CPB on the proposed plans.

President Biden’s latest budget recommends $595 million in advance appropriations for public media in fiscal year 2027, which would provide record funding if approved. CPB’s base appropriation is funded two years in advance of the annual federal budget process.

CPB’s base appropriation for fiscal year 2025 is $535 million. After a House subcommittee proposed zeroing out public media funding in 2026, the Senate in July recommended level advance funding. The final amount is yet to be approved ahead of a March 22 deadline to fully fund all federal agencies or face a government shutdown.

Biden’s budget also includes level funding at $60 million for the interconnection system and infrastructure in FY25 and $31 million in level funding in FY25 for the Ready To Learn Department of Education program.