9-1-1 Grant Program
Wednesday, August 18, 2021 | 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Yuki Miyamoto, NTIA, Office of Public Safety Communications
Yuki Miyamoto, NTIA, Office of Public Safety Communications
Yuki Miyamoto, federal program officer with the Office of Public Safety Communications in the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and a panel of state and local experts discussed the experiences of 9-1-1 Grant Program grantees and best practices for using grant funding to advance Next Generation 9-1-1. The panel discussed how federal grant funding can be used to upgrade call handling equipment, enhance GIS and Next Generation data-readiness, and ensure technology investment sustainability.
Panelists were Kelli Merriweather, Executive Director, Texas Commission on State Emergency Communications; Greg Ballentine, Denco 911 District; and Scott Adams, Bexar Metro 911 District
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