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TE×TA~[VE GUIDELINES FOR STATE GK:~NTS FOR 911 SYSTEMS !FiPLEHENTAT tON There xs a possibility thac some limitedAfunds ma)' become available co assist county governments co implement the 911 Emergency Xltmber concepc. Should funds become available, granns wil] be awarded on a first-come, first served basis; will require 50% matching funds; and will have a defi- nite time limit for expenditure of she grant amounn (probably 12 months). Interested count)' governments ma>' request funds for tile installation, purchase and/or lease of equipment, to include items such as multichannel tape recorders; instant playback recorders on a basis of one per answering position in a centralized emergency message handling center; telephone answering equipment soch as call directors, cordless PBX, or other equip- menn; installatioa and lease of dedicated 911 telephone lines; consoles or consolettes for consolidating separate local radio control stations, moni- nor receivers, and other functions; control modules for law enforcement functions and other items of equipment necessary for a county-wide pro- cessing center, that may also include a dispatching function, and that are primarily related to the law enforcement function. (This would include items such as a status board, map, moniEor receivers or scanners for other police frequencies and the State Highway Patrol, etc.). I~here items and telephone lines are leased, the grant may fund one year's lease %~%ere items are purchased, the grant may fund one year's maintenance. (Both of these items must be paid from local matching funds, because of the limited period for expenditure of grant amounts.) telephone companies cannot provide 911 service, but can provide a single seven-digit nmnber for all emergency services, applications for grants will be accepted to establish an interim system that will be planned for conversion to 911 as soon as the telephone companies are able to do so. Eligible grantees: Those counties that have developed plans for improved citizens' access to emergency services through the use of 911 are eligible. Those counties whose telephone companies cannot provide 911, but who intend to use a single seven-digit emergency number as an interim measure until 911 can be provided, will also be considered eli- gible grantees. The 9!1 plans must include provisions for location of the public safety answering point, management and operation of the 911 center and cost estima'nes on long term financing of the center. Plans for 911 Systems: 1. As a minimum, the requesting county must provide the following information in their grant application: a. Names of the members of the Count>' 911 Planning Committee and date 911 telephone service is proposed to be implemented.