The Rural Utilities
Services Weather Radio Transmitter
Grant Program provides grant funds to
finance the installation of new transmitters
to extend the coverage of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's
Weather Radio system (NOAA Weather Radio)
in rural America. The President of the
United States and the United States
Congress made $5 million (later reduced
to $4,989,000) in grant funds available
to facilitate the expansion of NOAA
Weather Radio system coverage into rural
areas that are not covered or are poorly
covered at this time. This program provides
grant funds for use in rural areas and
communities of 50,000 or less inhabitants.
Limited grant funds are still available;
applications will be processed on a
first-come, first-served basis until
the appropriation is used in its entirety.
If you have questions
concerning this program, please e-mail
or call Jacqueline Rosier, jacqueline.rosier@wdc.usda.gov,
202-720-8427; Craig Wulf, craig.wulf@wdc.usda.gov,
202-720-8427.
Information
- Weather Radio Transmitter Grant
Program Awards - All Awards
(Updated October 28, 2008) [ .pdf ]
-
Weather Radio Transmitter Grant Program Awards FY 2008
[. pdf]
-
Weather Radio Transmitter
Grant Program Awards FY 2007
[ .pdf]
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April 4, 2001 Notice of Funds of Availability
[.htm
| .pdf
]
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October
16, 2001 Federal Register Notice (Expanded
List of Eligible Sites and Clarification
on Calculating Grant Amount)
[ .pdf
]
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April
08, 2005, Federal Register Notice
(Additional Eligible Sites) [.pdf
]
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Download the Weather Radio Transmitter
Grant Application Guide:
[ .doc
| .pdf
]
-
Weather Radio Transmitter Grant Program
Application Checklist (Review Before
Submitting Application)
[ .doc
| .pdf
]
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List
of Counties with Per Capita Incomes
of at least $36,000 (Use to Determine
Matching Funds
Requirement ) [
.xls | .pdf
|