USDA Rural Development Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program

The summary for the USDA Rural Development Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	USDA Rural Development Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program
	CFDA Number:	10.861
	CFDA Description:	Public Television Station Digital Transition Grant Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Utilities Programs
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Public Television Station Digital Transition
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	RDUP-09-01-PTV
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Nov 24, 2008
	Creation Date:	Nov 24, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 18, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 18, 2009
	Archive Date:	Mar 20, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	15
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$0
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$750,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	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: Public Television Stations
Grant Description: The Rural Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program provides funding to assist Public Television Stations serving substantial rural populations in implementing the Federal Communications Commission's mandated transition from analog to digital broadcasting. 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. Note: This opportunity posting is based on the publication of a notice of soliciation of applications in the Federal Register. The "Estimated Total Program Funding" will be provided once a notice of funding availability has been published in the Federal Register.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/public-tv.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Petra Schultze Financial Analyst Phone 202-690-4493

USDA Rural Development Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program [rd-ptv.digital@wdc.usda.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program; • USDA Rural Development Rural Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program; • USDA Rural Development Public Television Station Digital Transition Grant Program; • Public Television Station Digital Transition Grant Program