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CPB will be accepting applications for Round 14 DDF grants from CPB-qualified, non-commercial educational (NCE) television licensees for Priority One: Digital Television Transmission Facilities and Priority Two: Digital Master Control Services projects.

DDF funding for Round 14, Priority One projects will assist stations in the purchase and installation of digital television transmission equipment necessary to complete construction of digital television transmission facilities as required by FCC Construction Permits that expire on June 12, 2009 or later, only as specified in the Request for Proposal Guidelines below; and/or to complete DTV transmission facility maximization projects, whether or not the project completion target coincides with the June 12, 2009 analog shutoff.

DDF funding for Round 14, Priority Two projects will assist stations in the purchase and installation of digital television equipment and services to support the conversion of station-based master control facilities to digital technology. DDF Round 14, Priority Two applications must demonstrate that the requested funding will support only digital master control equipment for services that the applicant does not currently have in place. Applications for expansion of existing digital services will be evaluated on a case by case basis.