"Grants"
APCO Provides Comments to NTIA on State and Local Implementation Grant Program
June 18, 2012Alexandria, Va. – The Association for Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International timely submitted comments that were due Friday, June 15…
Read full articleAtlantic City to Discuss How to Use Grant to Update Police Department Technology
June 5, 2012Atlantic City officials will meet this week to discuss spending a $3.5 million grant to upgrade the Police Department’s outdated technology.
Read full articlePotential 9-1-1 Grant Funding Available …
March 6, 2012Availability of adequate funding to operate and enhance today’s 9-1-1 centers is a common concern for many communities across the…
Read full articleOEC Releases FY 2012 SAFECOM Guidance on Emergency Communications Grants
February 16, 2012On Thursday, the Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) released the 2012 SAFECOM Guidance on Emergency Communications Grants (SAFECOM Guidance). In…
Read full articleFull Speed Ahead — A Code 1, Perhaps? — For Emergency Service Upgrade
December 29, 2011ELKADER, Iowa – With the help of two Assistance to Firefighters grants, Clayton County emergency communications is undergoing a significant update. Phase I, of the three-phase project, is finished, includes simulcast paging and interoperability repeaters for emergency personnel.
Read full articleLautenberg Announces Nearly $200 Million for Cops Program in Final Appropriations Bill
November 18, 2011U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today announced that President Barack Obama will sign $198 million into law for the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program. $166 million of that funding will be used for grants to hire and retain police officers in communities around the country. The funding comes from the joint House and Senate minibus conference report, which includes the final version of the Fiscal Year 2012 Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) appropriations bill that was approved in Congress yesterday.
Read full articleThe National Sheriffs’ Association Applauds Inclusion of Monumental Funding for COPS Hiring Within Jobs Act
September 9, 2011Alexandria, VA – Last evening, President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress to unveil The American Jobs Act –…
Read full articleGrant to Supplement 9-1-1 Community Education
July 6, 2011LESA’s 9-1-1 community education program will get a boost this year with help from a $5,000 State Farm Good Neighbor Citizenship grant. The grant will go toward a year-long community education campaign, Be Safe – Be a Good Neighbor, beginning this month. The campaign aims to educate families and neighborhood groups about what to expect when calling 9-1-1.
Read full articleMore Than 30 Cities Out of Federal Grant Program
May 20, 2011San Antonio — More than 30 smaller and mid-sized U.S. cities are losing about $170 million in federal anti-terrorism funding that began after the 9/11 attacks, perplexing some local officials at a time when information gleaned from Osama bin Laden’s hideout suggests al-Qaida is being encouraged to attack smaller targets.
Read full articleBleak Grant Outlook for 2011
March 3, 2011Politicians tell us that the recession has ended. If you asked a person standing in an unemployment line in New York, Philadelphia, Denver or Los Angeles if they agree with that assessment, they would probably say no. If you look at many state and local budgets, prosperity is hard to find. More and more, states are withholding funds that used to be passed on to municipalities to help with their projects.
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