March 18, 2026 · Congress has begun setting federal funding priorities for the coming fiscal year. While decisions will unfold over many months, the early stages of the appropriations

February 5, 2026 · Congress has approved a final Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding package, and core funding for local public media stations was not restored. While this outcome

August 1, 2024 · Thanks to our grassroots supporters’ tireless advocacy over the past month, public media funding has a fighting chance this year! Here’s what we achieved together:

April 11, 2024 · We have a special opportunity to get lawmakers on record supporting public media, and your outreach can play a pivotal role. Recognizing the value of

March 26, 2024 · Victory: In a very challenging fiscal environment, Congress has continued funding for every public media program in its final Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 appropriations package!

November 1, 2023 · In response to the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-HHS-Education) appropriations bill’s proposal to eliminate federal funding for the Corporation

July 27, 2023 · As Congress adjourns for August recess, we wanted to share an update on the latest actions each chamber has taken on public media funding. The

July 15, 2020 · This week, the House Appropriations Committee approved increased federal funding for public media as part of their fiscal year (FY) 2021 annual spending bills. House

December 19, 2019 · Congress has approved the first increase to public media funding in more than 10 years. The President is expected to sign the legislation into law

October 3, 2019 · Congress is still debating federal funding for public media. Recently, a Continuing Resolution was signed into law, which funds the government through November 21, 2019.