Tv Converter Box Coupon Program Consumer Education And Technical Assistance

 

This funding will help educate the public about the digital television transition and the availability of $40 coupons that are available toward the purchase of a digtial TV converter box for analog television sets. Funds are also available to organizations that assist vulnerable populations who require technical assisance with the purchase and installation of coverter boxes.

Deleted 10/11/2010 (Archived.) 11.009 Agency: Department of Commerce
Office: National Telecommunications and Information Administration Project Grants Not Applicable. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, 123 Stat. 115. Not applicable. Beneficiary are vulnerable populations that requires assistance with the digital television transition. No Credentials or documentation are required. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. Not Applicable. The are non-competitive awards to continue with work already authorized under existing grants. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. The funds can be use by eligible entities for costs associated with consumer education and technical assistance,. Program reports are not applicable. Cash reports are not applicable. Recipients must submit quarterly progress reports. Recipients must submit quarterly financial reports. The program will regularly monitor the grants and be in close contact with the recipients. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Not Applicable. Records retention requirements are identified in the award document. Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this program.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this program. The grants ended on August 31, 2009. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: lump sum. None. Wayne A. Ritchie U.S. Department of Commerce
1401 Constitution Ave. NW
Room 4812, NTIA/OTIA, Washignton, District of Columbia 20230 Email: writchie@ntia.doc.gov Phone: 2024825515 http://www.ntia.doc.gov 13-0556-0-1-376. (Project Grants) FY 08 $0; FY 09 est $2,500,000; FY 10 est not reported. No Data Available. Not Applicable. Not Applicable.