In September, 2003, PTFP awarded $6 million for 23 television projects which will assist public television’s conversion to digital technologies.

23 awards ($6 million) for the next phase of multi-year digital television conversion projects initially funded in FY 2002, FY 2001 or FY 2000.

• 09-02-N00208 Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Hartford, CT
• 19-02-N02096 Iowa Public Broadcasting, Johnston, IA
• 20-02-N01022 Washburn University, Topeka, KS
• 20-02-N02007 Smoky Hills Public Television, KS
• 20-02-N02033 Kansas Public Telecom, Bunker Hills, KS
• 26-02-N01198 Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI
• 30-02-N01031 Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
• 31-02-N00100 Nebraska Educational Telcomm, Lincoln, NE
• 35-02-N00058 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
• 39-02-N02146 Bowling Green University, Bowling Green, OH
• 40-02-N01120 Oklahoma Educational Television, Oklahoma City, OK
• 40-02-N02202 University of Oklahoma/Rogers State University, Claremore, OK
• 42-02-N02085 WQED, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
• 45-02-N01093 South Carolina Educational Television, Columbia, SC
• 47-02-N01008 East Tennessee Public Television, Knoxville, TN
• 48-02-N01239 El Paso PTV Foundation, El Paso, TX
• 48-02-N02112 Texas A & M University, College Station, TX
• 50-02-N01047 Vermont ETV, Inc., Colchester, VT
• 51-02-N00045 Shenandoah Valley Educational TV, Harrisonburg, VA
• 51-02-N01116 Public Broadcasting Service, Alexandria, VA
• 53-02-N01052 Washington State University, Pullman, WA
• 54-02-N01044 WV Educational Broadcasting Authority, WA
• 72-02-N02221 Ana G. Mendez University System, San Juan, PR

In April, 2003, PTFP awarded $25 million for 56 television projects which will assist in public television's conversion to digital technologies. These projects include:

23 awards ($9.1 million) for single-year television conversion projects.

• 06-02-N03008 KTEH TV Foundation, San Jose, CA
• 06-02-N03012 Coast Community College District, Huntington Beach, CA
• 06-02-N03015 Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, CA
• 06-02-N03019 Redwood Empire Public Television, Inc., Eureka, CA
• 06-02-N03020 Valley Public Television, Inc., Fresno, CA
• 08-02-N03006 Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting Network, Denver, CO
• 12-02-N03021 Barry Telecommunications, Inc., Boynton Beach, FL
• 17-02-N03018 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
• 21-02-N03024 Kentucky Authority for Educational Television, Lexington, KY
• 26-02-N03002 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
• 27-02-N03001 Austin Independent School District #492, Austin, MN
• 27-02-N03013 West Central Minnesota Educational Television Company, Inc., Appleton, MN
• 34-02-N03022 New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority, Trenton, NJ
• 36-02-N03003 Mountain Lake Public Telecommunications Council, Plattsburgh, NY
• 37-02-N03007 University of North Carolina, Research Triangle Park, NC
• 39-02-N03014 Public Broadcasting Foundation of Northwest Ohio, Toledo, OH
• 39-02-N03017 Ohio University, Athens, OH
• 39-02-N03016 Greater Dayton Public Television, Dayton, OH
• 39-02-N03025 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
• 42-02-N03009 Lehigh Valley Public Telecommunications Corporation, Bethlehem, PA
• 46-02-N03011 South Dakota Board of Directors for Educational Telecommunications, Vermillion, SD
• 47-02-N03010 Greater Chattanooga Public Television Corporation, Chattanooga, TN
• 51-02-N03005 Blue Ridge Public Television, Inc., Roanoke, VA

33 awards ($15.9 million) for the next phase of multi-year digital television conversion projects initially funded in FY 2002, FY 2001 or FY 2000.

• 01-02-N00165 Alabama Educational Television Commission, Birmingham, AL
• 05-02-N02236 Arkansas Educational Television Commission, Conway, AR
• 12-02-N02041 WJCT, Inc., Jacksonville, FL
• 13-02-N00063 Geogia Public Telecommunications Commission, Atlanta, GA
• 15-02-N01026 Hawaii Public Television Foundation, Honolulu, HI
• 17-02-N02168 West Central Illinois Educational Telecommunications Corporation, Chatham, IL
• 19-02-N02096 Iowa Public Broadcasting Board, Johnston, IA
• 20-02-N01022 Washburn University of Topeka, Topeka, KS
• 20-02-N02007 Smoky Hills Public Television Corporation, Bunker Hill, KS
• 20-02-N02033 Kansas Public Telecommunications Service, Inc., Wichita, KS
• 22-02-N00007 Louisiana Educational Television Authority, Baton Rouge, LA
• 22-02-N01060 Educational Broadcasting Foundation, Inc., New Orleans, LA
• 26-02-N00228 Delta College, University Center, MI
• 26-02-N01198 Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI
• 28-02-N01136 Mississippi Authority for Educational Television, Jackson, MS
• 29-02-N01083 Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
• 30-02-N01031 Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
• 35-02-N00058 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
• 36-02-N00129 Educational Broadcasting Corporation, Inc., New York, NY
• 39-02-N01166 Greater Dayton Public Television, Inc., Dayton, OH
• 39-02-N02146 Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
• 39-02-N02222 Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio, Inc., Kent, OH
• 40-02-N01120 Oklahoma Educational Television Authority, Oklahoma City, OK
• 40-02-N02202 University of Oklahoma/Rogers State University, Claremore, OK
• 42-02-N02085 WQED Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
• 45-02-N01093 South Carolina Educational Television Commission, Columbia, SC
• 47-02-N01008 East Tennessee Public Telecommunications, Knoxville, TN
• 48-02-N01239 El Paso Public Television Foundation, El Paso, TX
• 48-02-N02112 Texas A & M University, College Station, TX
• 51-02-N01116 Public Broadcasting Service, Alexandria, VA
• 53-02-N01052 Washington State University, Pullman, WA
• 53-02-N01064 Spokane School District #81, Spokane, WA
• 54-02-N01044 West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority, Charleston, WV