Low-Power Digital-to-Analog Conversion Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Low-Power Digital-to-Analog Conversion Program
	CFDA Number:	11.554
	CFDA Description:	The Low-Power Digital-to Analog Conversion Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Commerce
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Sec. 3008 of Title III, Digital Television Transition and Public Safety within Public Law 109-171- February 8, 2006, Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	3008
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Nov 13, 2007
	Creation Date:	Feb 13, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 17, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 12, 2009
	Archive Date:	Jun 13, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	3500
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$3,500,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$1,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$1,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: ''Eligible low-power television station'' means a low-power television broadcast station, Class A television station, television translator station, or television booster station which needs a digital to analog conversion device to convert the incoming digital signal of its corresponding full-power television station to analog format for transmission on the low-power television station's analog channel: (1) that is itself broadcasting exclusively in analog format; and (2) that has not purchased a digital-to-analog conversion device prior to the date of enactment of the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005. (February 8, 2006)
Grant Description: A program for an eligible low-power television station to receive compensation toward the cost of the purchase of a digital-to-analog conversion device that enables it to convert the incoming digital signal ofits corresponding full-power television station to analog format for transmission on the low-power television station's analog channel.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/lptv
Grant Announcement Contact: Larry Dyer Program Officer Phone 202-482-1762

Larry Dyer [ldyer@ntia.doc.gov]