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.

Stations producing content that meets the needs of particular communities may be eligible for dedicated Specialist Radio Programming Content grants. 

Funding is available for Specialist Radio programming for:

• First Nations Australians program
• Ethnic programs
• Radio Reading (formerly RPH) programs to serve people with a print disability

The objectives of the Specialist Radio Programming grants are to support community media organisations to:

• Increase the diversity of voices and languages in community media
• Increase community participation in community media
• Engage with, connect to and reflect their community
• Ensure diverse communities have access to information, cultural and local content that enriches their communities.

Eligible organisations include:

• a community radio station
• a Remote Indigenous Media Organisation or Remote Indigenous Broadcasting Service
• incorporated not-for-profit organisations auspicing applications for program groups broadcast on a community radio station

The following organisations or individuals are NOT eligible to apply:

• applicants seeking support for TV content. You should apply for programming support using the Content Grants form
• RPH licensed stations. RPH stations may apply for funding support through Content grants and Development & Operations grants
• a community radio station broadcasting radio reading programs within the broadcast 'footprint' of an existing radio reading (RPH) service, unless that service does not broadcast any local content

• Phone: 03 8341 5988
• Email: dean@cbf.com.au