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E-911 Grant Program

Program Information

Popular name

911 Grant Program

Program Number

20.615

Program objective

Provided federal financial assistance for the implementation and operation of 911 services, E-911 services, migration to an IP-enabled emergency network, and adoption and operation of NG911 services and applications; the implementation of IP-enabled emergency services and applications enabled by Next Generation 911 services, including the establishment of IP backbone networks and the application layer software infrastructure needed to interconnect the multitude of emergency response organizations; and training public safety personnel, including call-takers, first responders, and other individuals and organizations who are part of the emergency response chain in 911 services.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2019

    The application process was completed and grant awards were made in August of 2019.

  2. 2020

    First annual written reports were submitted by grantees and reviewed via conference call with each grantee.

  3. 2021

    Second annual written reports were submitted by grantees and reviewed via conference call with each grantee. Select grantees also participated in a desk review.

  4. 2022

    The grant period of performance ended March 31, 2022. The grantees spent over 80% of the funding in a short period of performance with the challenges presented by the pandemic and supply shortages. All 36 grantees submitted their closeout reports on time June 29, 2022. All voucher payments have been paid and NHTSA is working to close out the GTS system and de-obligate the unspent funds. NHTSA and NTIA are drafting a final grant report to be submitted before the end of the fiscal year.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Final Regulation published in Federal Register on August 3, 2018: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/08/03/2018-16567/911-grant-program. NOFO and revision to NOFO published on Grants.gov August 9, 2018 and February 1, 2019 respectively: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html?keywords=911.

Program details

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
  • State
  • U.S. Territories

Additional resources