OTTAWA – The Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC) said that radio stations may now apply to receive even more money for their local programming thanks to revisions to the latest round of its Radiometres funding program.
Applicants to the fifth round of CRFC’s Radiometres program will be able to ask for an amount up to $50,000 per individual application or between $110,000 and $250,000 for collaborative applications, the organization announced Monday. Stations have until February 27, 2015 to submit their application, and all Canadian campus and community stations are eligible for this round. The revised guidelines and new application form are available here.
“I am pleased to see that Radiometres continues to be a tangible support tool contributing to the growth of the community radio sector,” said CRFC president Roger Ouellette, in the news release. “By offering greater amounts, we want to give stations the means to fulfill their ambitions so that they can carry out projects that will have a lasting impact on their activities and their communities.”
Radiometres’ main objective is to enable stations to dedicate resources to the creation of original local-interest programming, to the training and retention of their volunteers as well as to a better and healthier management of their organization. The program’s funding is provided by Canada’s private radio broadcasters through their Canadian Content Development (CCD) contributions, a funding mechanism established by the CRTC.
