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TODAY IS:
How to Apply
The Closing Date for receipt of PTFP applications for the FY 2008 grant cycle is February 22, 2008.
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PTFP HAS MOVED.
Our full mailing address is now:
NTIA/PTFP
Room 4812
U.S. Department of Commerce
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20230
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For complete information about the FY 2008 grant cycle click on the links in the table below.
Federal Funding
Opportunity Notice |
The notice which announces the FY
2008 grant cycle and which also modifies
several PTFP Rules for 2008. |
PTFP Rules |
The PTFP Rules (15 CFR 2301) give you
formal information about PTFP and the way it
operates |
Frequently
Asked Questions |
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
about how and where to submit your application. |
- Funds Available: $16.8 million will be available for award.
- The criteria for evaluation and the information required in an application are exactly the same as during the FY 2007 grant cycle.
- Applicants can use the on-line fillable forms to prepare their applications.
- Applicants should prepare their applications based on the FY 2008 Federal Funding Opportunity announcement and Guidelines for Preparing an Application. The Guidelines for Preparing an Application are essentially the same for FY 2008 as in the FY 2007 grant cycle.
- Highlights of the FY 2008 grant cycle generally relate to the equipment eligible for funding. They appear below.
RADIO APPLICANTS
- If you applied to the FCC during the October 2007 open window for NCE applications, submit a single PTFP application for multiple FM station activations that includes all of the stations requested. List and price each station separately on the equipment lists.
- Stand-by power generators and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units will be
funded when justified under the conditions specified in the Federal Funding Opportunity announcement.
For Existing Stations: Separate applications specifically for this equipment should be submitted under Priority 2 or 4A, as appropriate, if such equipment is to be installed at existing faciliteis.
For New Stations: Applicatons for station activation may include stand-by power generators and/or uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units, if appropriate.
- Digital transmitters. Radio applicants may request digital transmitters to replace analog
transmitters, to activate first-service stations, or to add a digital exciter to a digital-upgradable transmitter.
- Digital production equipment. Applicants may request digital production equipment
as part of a digital conversion project and for additional equipment to provide
programming utilizing the Secondary Audio Channel when authorized by the Federal Communications Commission.
TELEVISION APPLICANTS
- PTFP will continue to support the digital conversion of television stations in FY 2008.
- In FY 2008, PTFP will emphasize television projects for:
- PTFP will also fund projects for power increases for lower-power digital transmission facilities to meet the FCC's July 2006 deadlines for coverage area replication and maximization. Applications for these projects must discuss the status of any waiver of the FCC's July 1, 2006, deadline to complete the project.
- Applications for new, digital facilities or for the replacement of analog equipment with
digital equipment will receive equal consideration under the Broadcast Other,
Subpriority B category.
- Stand-by power generators and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units will continue to be funded when justified under the conditions specified in the
Federal Funding Opportunity announcement. A separate application specifically for the equipment should be submitted under Priority 2 or 4A, as appropriate, for such equipment.
- Equipment for providing closed captioning has been added to the online list of television equipment supported by PTFP.
- Expedited processing. Most grants in the FY 2008 grant round will be awarded with a project start date of October 1, 2008, just four and a half months before the February 17, 2009, end of analog TV transmission. To assist stations in meeting the February 2009 deadline, NTIA will consider expedited processing of transmission applications that request it and provide a clear timetable and adequate justification detailing why expedited processing is needed to meet the deadline.
NONBROADCAST APPLICANTS
New Applicants: |
If you are new to the PTFP, we suggest you start with About PTFP, which
explains the types of projects that PTFP can fund, who is eligible to apply for PTFP funds, and the types of grants awarded. |
All Applicants: |
Use Preparing an Application as the primary resource in preparing your
application. This section will
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- Help you select the type of project and PTFP Priority for your
application,
- Provide specific guidelines, based on your project and PTFP Priority,
on how you should respond to the six criteria on which your application
will be evaluated, and
- Describe 10 steps you should follow to prepare your PTFP application.
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Contact PTFP: |
You may contact the PTFP staff any time prior to the application Closing
Date for technical assistance. |
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