Grant Details

The E911 Emergency Grant Program's purpose is to assist counties with the emergency restoration of Enhanced 911 throughout the State of Florida resulting from natural and man-made disasters or events. This grant program is not designed and shall not be used to provide payment for items that are covered by insurance or other assistance programs including FEMA eligible funding. Funding provided for emergency restoration covered by other programs shall be considered a no interest loan to enable emergency restoration until the funding can be obtained from these programs and all grant funding shall be returned to the E911 Board and the E911 Trust Fund. Counties shall comply with all requirements of the insurance or other assistance programs to assure that all available funding is provided. Funding limitations are specified on the following items:

1. Equipment maintenance and warranty costs will not be funded on more than an annual basis;
2. Grant funding shall be limited to eligible expenditures for a primary or a secondary PSAP per county.;
3. Selective router equipment costs are limited to the primary PSAP system and are limited to one per county; and
4. Training cost funding is limited to new system & equipment training or Statewide e-training costs. Specifically excluded E911 expenses include: (a) Salaries and associated expenses for 911 coordinators and call takers or other 911 personnel and, (b) Wireline database costs from the Local Exchange Carrier, vehicle expenses, outside plant fiber or copper cabling systems and aerial photography expenses.