Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program
The summary for the Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program grant is detailed below.
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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.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Information not provided
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Petra Schultze Financial Analyst Phone 202-690-4493
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