Alexandria, VA – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International has received a Grant Award in the amount of $40,000 from Motorola Solutions Foundation. The grant is being administered through APCO’s Commercial Advisory Council (CAC) Scholarship Program, which makes scholarship funds available to public safety communications professionals who participate in APCO Institute training and certification courses.

The scholarship application period is from January 1 to March 30, 2018. Recipients may use scholarship dollars to enroll in any APCO Institute training and certification courses between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019. The Institute is the training division of APCO International and offers comprehensive live and online training for public safety communications practitioners worldwide.

As the largest provider of public safety communications training in the world, the APCO Institute plays a key role in enhancing safety and security for first responders and the communities they serve. This is the fifth year that the Foundation has awarded a grant to the Institute for scholarships.

“With this grant from Motorola Solutions Foundation, we are able to offer our members opportunities for professional development that they might not otherwise have,” says Martha Carter, President of APCO International.

“And, because the APCO Institute offers training for everything from frontline telecommunications to executive leadership,” she adds, “this grant is positively impacting individuals at virtually all levels of our industry. We appreciate Motorola’s continued support of APCO and, in turn, the people that we serve.”