Revised 911 Grant Program Rules Published in Federal Register
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This action revises the implementing regulations for the 911 Grant Program, as a result of the enactment of the Next Generation 911 (NG9-1-1) Advancement Act of 2012. The 911 Grant Program provides grants to improve 9-1-1 services, E9-1-1 services, and NG9-1-1 services and applications.
The NG911 Advancement Act modifies the 911 Grant Program to incorporate NG9-1-1 services while preserving the basic structure of the program, which provided matching grants to eligible state and local governments and Tribal Organizations for the implementation and operation of Phase II services, E9-1-1 services, or migration to an IP-enabled emergency network.
The NG911 Advancement Act, however, broadens the eligible uses of funds from the 911 Grant Program to include: Adoption and operation of NG9-1-1 services and applications; the implementation of IP-enabled emergency services and applications enabled by NG9-1-1 services, including the establishment of IP backbone networks and the application layer software infrastructure needed to interconnect the multitude of emergency response organizations; and training public safety personnel, including call-takers, first responders, and other individuals and organizations who are part of the emergency response chain in 9-1-1 services. The NG911 Advancement Act also increases the maximum Federal share of the cost of a project eligible for a grant from 50 percent to 60 percent.
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