The USDA Rural Development department is offering the Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program to assist rural Public Television Stations with the transition from analog to digital broadcasting. Grant funds can be used for acquiring and installing necessary facilities, software, equipment for local programming, as well as engineering and environmental studies. The total program funding will be disclosed upon publication in the Federal Register. Closing date for application submission is Feb 18, 2009.
Opportunity ID: 43435
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RDUP-09-01-PTV |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | USDA Rural Development Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Public Television Station Digital Transition |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 15 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.861 — Public Television Station Digital Transition Grant Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 24, 2008 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 18, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 18, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 20, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $0 |
| Award Ceiling: | $750,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Public Television Stations |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Rural Utilities Service |
| 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 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.
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 Additional Information: | USDA Rural Development Public Television Station Digital Transition Grant Program |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Petra Schultze
Financial Analyst Phone 202-690-4493 Email:rd-ptv.digital@wdc.usda.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 43435 Full Announcement-1 -> NOSA_FY2009.pdf
Folder 43435 Other Supporting Documents-Application forms 1 -> ptv-toolkit09-fillable.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Petra Schultze Financial Analyst Phone 202-690-4493 Email: rd-ptv.digital@wdc.usda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.861 | PKG00008893 | Feb 18, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
43435 SF424_Mandatory-1.1.pdf
43435 Attachments-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
43435 Other-1.0.pdf
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