This funding support is designed to encourage stations to carry specialist radio programming and assists with the maintenance and development of specialist programming content in community broadcasting to meet the needs of particular communities.
Overview
Stations producing content that meets the needs of particular communities may be eligible for dedicated Specialist Radio Programming Content grants. This funding is intended to encourage stations to incorporate:
- RPH programs to serve people with a print disability
- Ethnic programs to serve a defined local ethnic community
- First Nations Australian programs.
These grants are distributed twice per year, with the greater portion allocated in Round 1.