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NTIA, NHTSA to Award NG-911 Grants in FY 2018

The government plans to award next-generation 911 grants during fiscal-year 2018, said NTIA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in a 911 grant program management plan released Thursday. The 2012 Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act made…

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$115 million available for the grant program from the Public Safety Trust Fund. NTIA and NHTSA are drafting an NPRM to be published this summer and anticipate publishing final regulations in early FY 2018, the agencies said in the plan: “The agencies expect the Final Rule to provide a reasonable period of time for eligible entities to then apply for grants with a goal of making awards during Fiscal Year 2018.” They will advise eligible entities in preparing grant implementation plans, review grant applications and oversee use of grant funds, they said.