The National 9-1-1 Program is interested in funding a project to conduct a Blue Ribbon Panel on 9-1-1 Funding. The Panel was recommended by Working Group 4B of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC), a formal FCC advisory group whose report to the FCC was delivered in March of 2011. The primary objective of this project is to utilize stakeholder input to complete a document containing options for local, state and national 9-1-1 funding and oversight models, specifically developed by an organization with expertise in economics. Further information is available here.