The NLCC is the largest single provider of grant funds to producers of Latino programs suitable for national public television broadcast- including works in drama, cultural affairs, public affairs, current affairs, documentaries and performance. Funds are available for research and development, scripting, post-production, completion, and packaging and outreach.
Funds are also available for acquisition of programs which have already been completed.
The NLCC also is the nation's largest single supplier of Latino public television programming. Over the last 18 years, the NLCC has packaged and distributed more than 400 hours of Latino programs to PBS stations. Luis Valdez' La Pastorela and Culture Clashe's A Bowl of Beings. In the works The NLCC's future plans call for extending its presence as a pre-eminent producer and distributor of quality programming for international as national public television, and is actively pursuing opportunities in international markets. The NLCC is governed by a Board of Directors whose expertise encompasses commercial and public broadcasting, independent production, media law, education, community relations and buisness communications.