USDA Rural Development Rural Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program
The summary for the USDA Rural Development Rural Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program grant is detailed below.
This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants.
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USDA Rural Development Rural Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program: The Rural Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program provides funding to assist Public Television Stations serving substantial rural populations in implementing the Federal Communications Commissions 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.
| Federal Grant Title: | USDA Rural Development Rural Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program |
| Federal Agency Name: | Utilities Programs |
| Grant Categories: | Other |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RDUP-08-01-PTV |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 10.861 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Public Television Station Digital Transition Grant Program |
| Current Application Deadline: | No deadline provided |
| Original Application Deadline: | Mar 28, 2008 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 08, 2008 |
| Creation Date: | Feb 08, 2008 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 27, 2008 |
| Total Program Funding: | $4,965,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $750,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Category Explanation
- Rural Public Television 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 which serve rural areas of the U.S. are eligible. A public television station is a noncommercial educational television broadcast station that is qualified for Community Service Grants by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting under section 396(k) of the Communications Act of 1934. Individuals are not eligible for financial assistance directly.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Information not provided
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Petra Schultze
Financial Analyst
Phone 202-690-4493 [email protected] USDA Rural Development Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program - Similar Government Grants
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