CPB's special solicitation panel is conducting the project with funds from the American Automobile Centennial Commission. The production team was commissioned by the Television Program Fund through funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office. Earlier funds for this project were provided by CPB under the 1991 Multicultural Solicitation. Produced by Jonathan Taplin, whose series, The Prize, was the third highest-rated miniseries in PBS history. Produced in collaboration with a national alliance of public television stations, minority consortia, and independent producers across the country.
Producers seek funding for a multiweek prime-time series.
Produced by multicultural staff, the programs will focus on immigrants'-grants' relationships with their peers and with other races. A four-part series examining different national approaches to alternatives within the juvenile justice system from policing to sentencing to custody. Overall cost of the series will be substantially reduced by using the production facilities of Bloomberg News.