The Rural Utilities Service’s 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.