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Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program - Public Safety Grants

The application period for this grant is now CLOSED.
Use the information below to help you start preparing for next year. For more funding opportunities for your department, please check our Currently Open Grants »

Eligibility

Public safety agencies in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and four U.S. territories.

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How can the Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program help your Public Safety department?

  • Update communications systems
  • Develop and employ regional communication plans and standards
  • CHIEF offers the free services of grant consultants to assist you throughout the application process **

For full details, eligibility requirements and application guidelines, go to the Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program homepage »

Application Deadline: CLOSED

Sponsor:
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

What is it?

NTIA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Friday, February 16, 2007, to implement the Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) Grant Program to help state, local and federal first responders better communicate during a natural or man-made disaster.

NTIA, in consultation with DHS, shall make payments not to exceed $1 billion in the aggregate through fiscal year 2010 to carry out the PSIC program. Grants will be awarded by September 30, 2007, and grant projects will be completed in Fiscal Year 2010.

The grant program, which covers public safety agencies in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and four U.S. territories, will assist public safety agencies in the acquisition of, deployment of, or training for the use of interoperable communications systems that can utilize reallocated public safety spectrum in the 700 MHz band for radio communication.

For program information, the public may contact NTIA's Office of Telecommunications and Information Administration at (202) 482-5802 or the DHS Office of Grants and Training at 1-800-368-6498.

Links to help with your Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program application: ***