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About the CBF

The Community Broadcasting Foundation is an independent non-profit funding agency that solicits and distributes funds for the maintenance and development of community broadcasting in Australia including specialist services for Ethnic, Indigenous and Radio for the Print Handicapped audiences.

The Foundation's values affirm the principles of Access, Diversity, Independence, Innovation and Localism and the commitment to social justice that underpin the community broadcasting sector's philosophy and operation.

Our vision is to assist community broadcasting to reach its full potential as a well-resourced, independent, diverse, vibrant and accessible Australian media sector.

> Find out more about Australian community broadcasting

Reflecting the non-profit volunteer driven philosophy of the sector it serves, the Foundation operates with a small Secretariat and forty dedicated volunteers who sit on grants advisory committees and project advisory groups as well as the Board of Directors.

> Download the CBF Organisational Chart

The CBF is supported by the Australian Government through the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) with additional Indigenous community broadcasting funding accessed through the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA). 

> For more information see Who funds the CBF?

CBF Funding

CBF funding provides a small but vital element of the community broadcasting sector's operational and development costs.  Funding is provided for local Ethnic, Indigenous, and RPH program production; national program production, distribution and exchange; station infrastructure and operational support; training; national infrastructure development projects; sector coordination and research.

> Find out more about CBF Grants

Consultation & Independence

The CBF promotes an open dialogue with stakeholders within the sector and with government whilst maintaining the independence that is an essential requirement of providing a fair, equitable and transparent grants process.

By drawing membership of  its Grants Advisory Committees from the community broadcasting sector the Foundation is able to incorporate peer group involvement in the conduct of its grants processes. Experienced community broadcasters assist the Foundation in the assessment of all funding applications and the development of funding policy and practice. 

Policy & Research

The CBF is actively engaged in funding policy formulation and debate on various issues concerning the development of Australian community broadcasting. The Foundation works closely with peak sector organisations, through the Funding Strategy Group, to inform and influence key decision-makers to support the further development of community broadcasting.

The Foundation is committed to supporting research on Australian community broadcasting.

> Find out more about sector research

Strategic Priorities

The Community Broadcasting Foundation's key current objectives and strategies, outlined in the CBF Strategic Plan 2009 - 2012, are to:

• Develop and maintain efficient, impartial, fair and equitable grant processes
• Increase funding levels and diversify funding sources
• Raise the sector's public profile and in particular improve key funding decision-makers' awareness and appreciation of community media
• Maintain and improve CBF operational effectiveness and efficiency
• Remain responsive to new challenges & opportunities

The CBF Strategic Plan is available for download in PDF Format:

> Download the CBF Strategic Plan 2009 - 2012