Grant Guidelines and FAQs

Broadcasters Foundation of America provides monthly grants to broadcasters who are unable to work due to an illness, accident, or other serious misfortune. 

Applicants must:

1. Meet at least one of the employment requirements listed below:
2. Currently work full time or previously worked for a consecutive five (5) year period for a:
3. Radio and/or television broadcasting company*
4. Broadcast media representative firm
5. State or national broadcast association
6. a U.S.-based trade association whose primary mission is to advance the interests of the radio and television broadcast industry
7. Meet at least one of the requirements listed below:
8. Be unable to work due to a critical illness or serious accident and are experiencing acute financial hardship
9. Have a spouse/partner or dependent child that suffers from a severe, prolonged illness that is causing acute financial hardship for the family
10. Require placement in assisted living and the attendant costs are causing acute financial hardship for the broadcaster or their family
11. Upon the death of an eligible broadcaster, a surviving spouse may apply for a Monthly Grant within three (3) months of the eligible broadcaster’s death if they find they are experiencing acute financial hardship due to this loss.

*For purposes of eligibility, a radio or television broadcasting company is one that provides free over-the-air broadcasting utilizing full-service television and/or radio licenses issued by the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”).

Broadcasters Foundation of America provides one-time emergency grants to broadcasters who need financial help recovering from disaster. Applicants must meet all requirements below:

1. Currently work full time or previously worked for a consecutive five (5) year period for a:
2. Radio and/or television broadcasting company*
3. Broadcast media representative firm
4. State or national broadcast association
5. a U.S.-based trade association whose primary mission is to advance the interests of the radio and television broadcast industry
6. Suffered sudden and significant financial hardship as the result of a disaster (e.g., hurricane, tornado, extreme flooding, wild/house fires), such as loss of housing, transportation, or other major adversity
7. Submit their application within thirty (30) days of the disaster’s occurrence. Qualifying emergencies include natural disasters (earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires), unprecedented flooding or home damage due to extreme weather, home fires, and other significant emergencies.

*For purposes of eligibility, a radio or television broadcasting company is one that provides free over-the-air broadcasting utilizing full-service television and/or radio licenses issued by the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”).

Broadcasters Foundation of America provides one-time emergency grants to broadcasters who need financial help recovering from disaster. Applicants must meet all requirements below:

1. Currently work full time or previously worked for a consecutive five (5) year period for a:
2. Radio and/or television broadcasting company*
3. Broadcast media representative firm
4. State or national broadcast association
5. a U.S.-based trade association whose primary mission is to advance the interests of the radio and television broadcast industry
6. Suffered sudden and significant financial hardship as the result of a disaster (e.g., hurricane, tornado, extreme flooding, wild/house fires), such as loss of housing, transportation, or other major adversity
7. Submit their application within thirty (30) days of the disaster’s occurrence. Qualifying emergencies include natural disasters (earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires), unprecedented flooding or home damage due to extreme weather, home fires, and other significant emergencies.

*For purposes of eligibility, a radio or television broadcasting company is one that provides free over-the-air broadcasting utilizing full-service television and/or radio licenses issued by the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”).

By checking the terms and condition box and signing the grant application, the applicant certifies that the information contained is true and accurate (and not incomplete by omitting to state any material fact). It is understand that if any false information is provided, the applicant may be breaking the law, and could be at risk of criminal prosecution and penalties.

Further, the applicant gives the BFOA permission to obtain information about them for purposes of evaluating the application, including but not limited to from an employer. If the information provided in this application materially changes, the applicant agrees to notify BFOA in writing within ten (10) business days. BFOA may cease to provide any grant awarded in its sole discretion based on a reasonable belief that any information contained in the application has been falsified.

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