Broadcasters Foundation On The Case

• Hurricane Michael made landfall midday Wednesday on the Florida Panhandle as a rare Category 4 storm, packing damaging winds and generating a dangerous storm surge. By last night, Michael had been downgraded to a Category 2, but was still a very treacherous beast. Even before Michael came ashore, The Broadcasters Foundation of America was already making preparations for another influx of emergency grant applications from potential victims of Michael, even as requests for emergency aid from those affected by Hurricane Florence are still coming in.

Broadcasters whose personal lives or property are acutely affected by Hurricanes Michael or Florence are encouraged to find out if they quality for an emergency grant by visiting https://broadcastersfoundation.org/hurricanerelief/.  State Broadcast Associations in affected areas are working with the Broadcasters Foundation to alert members that they can apply for aid. The Broadcasters Foundation Emergency Grant Relief Program provides an expedited application process that is streamlined to deliver emergency funds as quickly as possible to qualifying individuals who work (or have worked) in broadcasting. Emergency grants are based on financial need.

Earlier this year, the Broadcasters Foundation Board of Directors elected to double the maximum amount of an individual emergency grant from $1,000 to $2,000. This increase is particularly significant when considering that last year more than $300,000 was awarded to individual victims of a rash of disasters that included Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, as well as wildfires and floods.

For over 70 years, the Broadcasters Foundation has distributed millions of dollars to thousands of needy broadcasters and their families. To learn more about emergency or monthly grants or to donate, please contact the Broadcasters Foundation at 212-373-8250 or info@thebfoa.org.