Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program

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Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program: As part of the nation's transition to digital television, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) required all television broadcasters to have converted their transmitters to broadcast digital signals by June 12, 2009. While stations must broadcast their main transmitter signal in digital, many rural stations have yet to complete a full digital transition of their stations across all equipment. Rural stations often have translators serving small or isolated areas and some of these have not completed the transition to digital. Some rural stations also have not fully converted their production and studio equipment to digital. Grant funds may be used to acquire and install facilities and software necessary for the transition as well as equipment to facilitate local origination and management of programming. Grant funds may also be used for associated engineering and environmental studies.
Federal Grant Title: Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program
Federal Agency Name: Utilities Programs
Grant Categories: Other
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: RDUP-10-01-PTV
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 10.861
CFDA Descriptions: Public Television Station Digital Transition Grant Program
Current Application Deadline: Jun 25, 2010
Original Application Deadline: Jun 25, 2010
Posted Date: Apr 28, 2010
Creation Date: Apr 28, 2010
Archive Date: Jul 25, 2010
Total Program Funding: $4,500,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $750,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $0
Expected Number of Awards: 15
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Category Explanation
Public Television Station Digital Transition
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility
Public Television Stations. Public television station means a noncommercial educational television broadcast station that serves rural areas and is qualified for Community Service Grants by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting under section 396 (k) of the Communications Act of 1934. Typically these are PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) member stations.
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Grant Announcement Contact
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