MADISON, Wis – The Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) is pleased to announce the award of 18 grant projects totaling $487,876.65 in federal funding to local public safety answering points (PSAPs) across Wisconsin. Funding will be used for various projects related to the upgrade/replacement of existing end of life equipment to be NextGen9-1-1 capable.
A summary of the grant awards is detailed below:
| AWARD AGENCY | Federal Grant Amount ($) | Total Award Amount ($) |
| Bayfield County Sheriff’s Office* | 4557.35 | 7595.58 |
| Crawford County Communications Center* | 10,717.43 | 17,862.38 |
| Franklin Police Department | 65,671.95 | 109,453.25 |
| Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office | 31,226.11 | 52,043.52 |
| Greenfield Police Department | 65,919.30 | 109,865.50 |
| Hartford Police Department | 5,779.20 | 9,632.00 |
| Juneau County Sheriff’s Office* | 4,938.30 | 8,230.50 |
| Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office* | 5,923.60 | 9,872.66 |
| Langlade County Sheriff’s Office | 9,652.50 | 16,087.50 |
| Manitowoc County | 104,897.83 | 174,829.72 |
| Marinette County Dispatch | 70,179.00 | 116,965.00 |
| Minocqua Police Department* | 3,040.76 | 5,067.94 |
| Rock County Communications Center | 48,918.24 | 81,530.40 |
| Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office | 12,711.31 | 21,185.51 |
| UW – Madison Police Department | 12,836.40 | 21,394.00 |
| Watertown Police Department | 12,094.61 | 20,157.69 |
| Waushara County Sheriff’s Office | 15,000.00 | 25,000.00 |
| Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office* | 3,812.76 | 6,354.60 |
| TOTALS | 487,876.65 | 813,127.75 |
| *Denotes supplemental awards to Round One subgrantees for existing grant projects |
In August 2019, Wisconsin was awarded $2.9 million in federal grant funding by the U.S. Department of Transportation and U.S. Department of Commerce for the purpose of advancing NextGen9-1-1 in the state. Primary public safety answering points (PSAPs) were eligible to apply for allowable expenses related to end of life Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) hardware and software replacement.
The OEC announced the award of $2.1 million in federal NextGen9-1-1 funding to 24 local grant projects in June 2020. A link to the announcement of Round One subgrantees can be found here: https://oec.wi.gov/news/oec200617